Departmental Staff

HC Deb 14 July 1977 vol 935 cc236-7W

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities; and how many are graduates of other universities.

Mr. Mason

Of the 150 members of my Department at the rank of principal or equivalent and above, 20 hold degrees from Oxford or Cambridge and 66 hold degrees from other universities.

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of deputy secretary or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge and how many are graduates of other universities.

Mr. Mason

Of the three members of my Department at the rank of deputy secretary or equivalent and above, one holds a Cambridge degree and one holds a degree from a university other than Oxford or Cambridge.