| Heading: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sikhs |
| Question ID: |
1812419 |
| UIN: |
59682 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5227 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jas Athwal
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Jas Athwal
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
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. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-20 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4998 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Michael Shanks
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| Answering Member handle: |
mgshanks
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@mgshanks
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
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. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |