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1045885

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date	23/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Sikhs the Prime Minister's office employs; and whether they are recorded as members of an (a) ethnic or (b) religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>At the 31st December 2018, 43 civil servants in my Department were recorded as being Sikhs, as a religious group. The Prime Minister's Office is included in this reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/01/2019 13:05:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046860

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many Sikhs are employed in her Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>As at 31 December 2018, 6 civil servants in my Department have voluntary declared their religious group as being Sikh.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 30/01/2019 17:42:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046863

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has 24 people who have recorded themselves as Sikh. As the recording of such diversity information is voluntary this may not represent the full picture of people working in BEIS.</p><p>This data is recorded as a “Religion or Belief”.</p><p>These numbers represent those who have completed their ethnicity data on our management systems. There are a number of staff who have not yet completed it, therefore these numbers are not 100% of all staff at BEIS. This information does not include catering and cleaning staff as they are contracted and their data sits with their employer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/01/2019 16:07:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046864

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 31 December 2018, 73 civil servants in the department were recorded as being Sikhs, as a religious group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/02/2019 10:46:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046867

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>At the 31st December 2018, 21 civil servants in my Department were recorded as being Sikhs, as a religious group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/01/2019 16:17:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046873

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>Based on the self-declaration rates held on our system at the time of this question, none have declared as Sikh. This figure is based entirely on people identifying themselves as a Sikh on the Department’s HR system. The option to declare as Sikh is categorised under Religion.</p><p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to the creation of a diverse and inclusive working environment to ensure staff do not face any barriers to success, and all staff feel supported at work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 31/01/2019 15:07:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046875

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>There are 24 members of staff in the Department for International Trade (including UK Export Finance (UKEF)) who have self-reported as Sikh (as at 31 December 2018) on departmental systems. The Department records Sikhism as a religion.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/02/2019 10:29:03 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046877

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Sikhs are employed in his Department; and whether they are recorded as (a) an ethnic or (b) a religious group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows data the Department (DfT Central Department, the Driver Vehicle &amp; Licensing Agency, the Driver &amp; Vehicle Services Agency, the Maritime &amp; Coastguard Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency) holds on the number of staff that have indicated that they are Sikh, and whether this information is recorded as an ethnic or religious group as at 31 December 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department Total</p></td><td><p>Recorded as Ethnic or Religious group</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>Religion</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures represent staff on our payroll and does not include contractors and other non-pay employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/01/2019 13:46:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046878

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department encourages all of its employees to provide details of their personal diversity information. This action is voluntary and information is captured via employee input onto the HR SOP system.</p><p> </p><p>Details on whether someone is a Sikh is captured via input of religious belief information.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31<sup>st</sup> December, 12,211 employees (14.8% of DWP’s workforce), have input information on their religious belief. This includes 166 employees who have recorded their information as Sikh, and 852 employees who chosen the ‘prefer not to say’ option.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 29/01/2019 12:15:22 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1046879

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	211854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>At the 31st December 2018, 43 civil servants in my Department were recorded as being Sikhs, as a religious group. The Prime Minister's Office is included in this reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/01/2019 13:07:06 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill