§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of and number of people employed in his Department in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe Northern Ireland Office was set up as a Department of State on 1st April 1972 and the information required is provided from that date.
Number of United Kingdom civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office were:
1972–73 … … … … 96 1973–74 … … … … 148 1974–75 … … … … 210 Total staffing and general administration costs were:
1972–73 … … … £687,627 1973–74 … … … £999,694 1974–75 … … … £1,896,487