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Department for Work and Pensions: Jews and Sikhs

Asked by Jas AthwalLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 6 February 2026UIN 109690

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Sikhs and Jews are recorded as (a) ethnic or (b) religious groups by the agencies his department is responsible for.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department adheres to the current harmonised definitions for ethnicity and religion, which are owned and managed by the Office for National Statistics.

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