§ Mr. Gow asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants there are in his Department employed (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) outside Northern Ireland; and how many, in each category, were born in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. BoysonThe numbers of civil servants employed in Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments are:
Number in Northern Ireland 28,632 outside Northern Ireland 144 Details of the places of birth of civil servants could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.