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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sikhs

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 59682

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero currently has 34 employees who have declared their religion as Sikh.In the HR system religions such as Sikh, are recorded under ‘religion belief’ and not ethnicity.

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