§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will estimate the number and percentage of civil servants in her Department, at each grade including and above higher executive officer who(a) attended university and (b) attended either Oxford or Cambridge University. [33068]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 9 March 1998]: The information for the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
Grade Attended university Percentage of grade Senior Civil Service 122 83 Grade 6 56 90 Grade 7 221 60 Deputy Principal (SEO) 254 44 Staff Officer (HEO) 249 28 Professional and Technical Grades 1,113 72 Notes:
1. The figures for attendance at university have been completed on the basis that staff with a degree level qualification have attended university.
2. Information on attendance at Oxford or Cambridge University is not readily available.
3. Figures are not included for the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Office (London) who could provide the information only at disproportionate cost.