Jas Athwal MP: written questions
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Ministry of Justice: SikhsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice records Sikh or Sikhism, as a religion or belief and not as an ethnicity. Please refer to Civil Service Statistics 2024 Table A3 where statistics on religion or belief by department as at 31 March 2024 are published: https://www.go...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: SikhsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: Sikhism is recorded as a religion or belief. Annual statistics by department, as of 31 March, are available in the 2024 Civil Service Statistics (Table A3): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SikhsMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: As at 1 June 2025, there were 177 Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants who had reported a religion or belief of Sikh. Data for religion or belief is based on self-declarations by individuals on the MOD HR personnel systems. Figures include civil serva...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: SikhsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: DWP staff are not required to disclose details of any religion, however, the information can be voluntarily provided and based on those responses, DWP as of May 2025 has 1207 employees that have declared as being Sikh (paid staff only). This level of data...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: SikhsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology records Sikh or Sikhism, as a religion or belief and not as an ethnicity.Please refer to Table A3 of the Civil Service Statistics 2024 where statistics on religion or belief by department as at 31 Marc...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: SikhsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: In Core Defra, as of 30 April 2025, there were 37 employees recording a religious belief of Sikh. 36 of these employees declare to be of an ethnic minority.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: SikhsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59682More
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.
Answer: 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.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: SikhsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: According to the latest published Civil Service Statistics, as at 31 March 2024, 140 staff in the department, including associated executive agencies, recorded their religion as Sikh. These figures are published in Table A3 of the Civil Service Statistics...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: SikhsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59680More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: SikhsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: As of 31st May 2025, Department for Business and Trade (DBT) employs 63 civil servants who have self-declared as Sikhs. In DBT, Sikhs are recorded as a Religious Group, and not an Ethnic Group.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: SikhsAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59678More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: Statistics on religion or belief for the Attorney General’s Office, as at 31 March 2024, are published on the Civil Service Statistics 2024 (Table A3). The Cabinet Office publish the information annually.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: SikhsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office staff can share if they are Sikh via the religion category on our people management system. 0.8 per cent of UK Based Staff have shared that they are Sikh.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: SikhsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: Home Office workforce Diversity data is published annually: Home Office workforce diversity statistics - GOV.UK.Home Office reporting captures Sikh as a religion in line with Cabinet Office guidance.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: SikhsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59675More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: HM Treasury employs 14 Sikh staff (0.7% of the department), and this is recorded under religion in line with the Government Statistical Service (GSS) guidance.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: SikhsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: The Department invites employees to self-declare their diversity using pre-defined criteria including ‘prefer not to say’.Of employees who completed their data as of 31 May 2025, there are currently 39 individuals who have recorded their religion as Sikh.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: SikhsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59673More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: Departments should be recording Sikh or Sikhism, as a religion or belief and not as an ethnicity.Departments are advised to refer to Civil Service Statistics 2024 Table A3 where statistics on religion or belief by department as at 31 March 2024 are publis...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: SikhsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
Answer: In line with Office for National Statistics’ guidelines for collecting data on ethnic group, religion, and nationality, the Department records Sikhs as a religious group.Employees of the Department are asked to self-declare diversity data, including on th...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of new research by Trussell which found that the impact of (a) hunger and (b) hardship drives an additional £6.3 billion i
Answer: The Government welcomes the Trussell report on the cost of hunger and hardship and recognises that poverty is a wider determinant of health. Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to supporting people to stay healthier for longer, reducing ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: SugarDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's report entitled Commercial infant and baby food and drink: evidence review, published in June 2019, what steps he is taking to help tackle commercial baby
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influence many aspects of wellbeing in later life.A 2019 evidence review showed that babies and young children are exceeding their energy intake requirement and ar...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle racial inequalities in access to healthcare.
Answer: We have set a Health Mission with the aim of tackling the social determinants of health, focusing on prevention, and ensuring that everyone lives longer, healthier lives. The Government recognises that racial health inequalities are linked to broader soci...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: DiscriminationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help reduce misogynistic content online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to proactively tackle the most harmful illegal content, including illegal misogyny.Where this type of abuse is not illegal, services likely to be accessed by children must provide safety measures to protect...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect children from (a) deception, (b) bullying, (c) abuse and (d) harmful content online.
Answer: Our priority is the implementation of the Online Safety Act so children benefit from its protections.The Act requires services to protect users from illegal content. Companies will also need to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by chil...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image AbuseMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to help tackle image-based abuse.
Answer: The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade as part of the Safer Streets mission. This will require a cross-government approach, and Minister Phillips at the Home Office and I co-c...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle domestic abuse.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling domestic abuse in all its forms as part of our unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. We have already announced a series of bold measures designed to strengthen the police resp...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the effectiveness of HIV health promotion campaigns in reaching (a) under served and (b) at risk communities.
Answer: The Government is committed to ending new transmissions of HIV in England by 2030. The Department, the UK Health Security Agency, NHS England, and partners are developing the new HIV Action Plan for England, which we aim to publish this year. The plan wil...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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