§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing the Government establishments in (a) the Coleraine council area, (b) the Magherafelt council area, (c) the Larne council area, (d) the Carrickfergus council area and (e) the Strabane council area, in which civil servants are employed at present, five years and 10 years ago, together with his projections for the next three years of the number of such employees in each establishment;
(2) if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the Government establishments in the (a) Omagh council area, (b) Moyle council area, (c) Ballymoney council area, (d) Fermanagh council area and (e) Craigavon council area, in which civil servants are employed at present, five years and 10 years ago, together with his projections for the next three years of the number of such employees in each establishment;
(3) if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the Government establishments in the (a) Dungannon council area, (b) Banbridge council area, (c) Armagh council area, (d) Ballymena council area and (e) Antrim council area, in which civil servants are employed at present, five years and 10 years ago, together with his projections for the next three years of the number of such employees in each establishment;
(4) if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the Government establishments in the (a) Belfast council area, (b) Ards council area, (c) Castlereagh council area, (d) Down council area and (e) Lisburn council area, in which civil servants are employed at present, five years and 10 years ago, together with his projections for the next three years of the number of such employees in each establishment;
(5) if he will publish a table in the Official Report to show the Government establishments in (a) the Londonerry council area, (b) the Newtonabbey council area, (c) the Cookstown district council area, (d) the North Down district council area, (e) the Limavady council area and (f) the Newry and Mourne council area in which civil servants are employed at present, five years and 10 years ago, together with his projections for the next three years of the number of such employees in each establishment at each period.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 27 February 1990]: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. However, the table lists the total number of Northern Ireland civil servants employed in each district council area in Northern Ireland at present and five years ago. Given 141W the extent of change, firm projections of numbers in district council areas cannot be provided for the next three years.
Northern Ireland civil service District council area Staff in post 1985 1990 Coleraine 892 816 Magherafelt 169 209 Larne 185 189 Carrickfergus 153 245 Strabane 194 175 Omagh 1,061 1,080 Moyle 67 55 Ballymoney 145 164 Fermanagh 845 716 Craigavon 987 1,041 Dungannon 271 265 Banbridge 207 209 Armagh 916 832 Ballymena 907 914 Antrim 471 493 Belfast 14,167 14,763 Ards 267 239 Castlereagh 357 866 Down 728 815 Lisburn 863 805 Derry 1,065 1,117 Newtownabbey 328 279 Cookstown 389 375 North Down 969 1,018 Limavady 220 242 Newry and Mourne 647 520
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