§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by how many the number of civil servants in his Department and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, increased between 1970–71 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. The increase in numbers between 1972–73 and 1974–75 was 114.