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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Sikhs |
| Question ID: |
1812417 |
| UIN: |
59680 |
| 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 Culture, Media and Sport, how many Sikhs are employed in her 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: |
2025-07-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4607 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephanie Peacock
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| Answering Member handle: |
Steph_Peacock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Steph_Peacock
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The number of DCMS Civil Servants who are recorded as Sikh is below 5.In line with Civil Service Statistics guidance, DCMS records Sikh under the classification of Religion. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |