§ Mrs. Rumboldasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what manpower his Department has achieved in 1984–85.
§ Dr. BoysonFor the Northern Ireland Office the position is as follows:
Staff in post 1 April 1984 1 April 1985 Home civil servants 181 175 Northern Ireland civil servants 1,229 1,185 Northern Ireland prison service 2,988 3,087 The increase reflects continued recruitment for the Northern Ireland prison service.
On 1 April 1984 the staff in post in the Northern Ireland Departments numbered 25,145; on 31 March 1985 the total was 24,909.