§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants, broken down by grade, there are in the Department and the agencies for which the Department is responsible; and what the figures were in January 1997. [150257]
§ Mr. PearsonThe following tables list the number of Northern Ireland civil service staff at 1 January 1997 and 1 September 2003:
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Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant Industrial grades Total Department of Economic Development 558 276 61 2,491 Northern Ireland Office1 356 257 8 1,444 Total 6,320 2,855 2,995 24,327 1 Includes 187 home civil servants working in the NIO. Figures also include NICS staff working in the NI Prison Service. Figures include both permanent and casual NICS staff (industrial and non-industrial). Staff on career break are excluded.
NI Prison Service staff (non-NICS) by grade at January 1997 Governor 67 Principal officer 167 Senior officer 244 Officer 2,404
NICS staff by department and grade at September 20031 Grade 5 and above Senior Principal/Principal Officer Deputy Principal Stuff Officer Executive Officer I/Executive Officer II Department of Agriculture & Rural Development 23 290 504 337 1,205 Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 7 27 45 58 189 Department of Education 13 84 56 59 159 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment 12 52 102 97 205 Department of Finance and Personnel 38 194 374 436 668 Department of Employment and Learning 10 39 102 163 675 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 35 119 154 166 242 Department of Environment 17 99 222 326 731 Department of Regional Development 20 136 321 492 1,306 Department of Social Development 18 74 180 353 2,681 Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister 28 49 74 53 62 Northern Ireland Office1 52 176 193 245 465 Total 273 1,339 2,327 2785 8,588
Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant Industrial grades Total Department of Agriculture & Rural Development 476 524 661 4,020 Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 69 58 16 469 Department of Education 173 87 1 632 Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment 163 95 2 728 Department of Finance and Personnel 821 377 31 2,939 Department of Employment and Learning 553 173 1 1,716 Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety 165 145 0 1,026 Department of Environment 533 319 137 2,384 Department of Regional Development 603 281 1,771 4,930 Department of Social Development 3,730 1,481 0 8,517 Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister 96 34 0 396 Northern Ireland Office1 391 275 6 1,803 Total 7,773 3,849 2,626 29,560 1 Includes 226 Home Civil servants working in the NIO. Figures also include NICS staff working in the NI Prison Service. (industrial and non-industrial), staff on career break are excluded. Figures include both permanent and casual NICS staff
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NI Prison Service staff (non-NICS) by grade at September 2003 Governor 39 Principal officer 66 Senior officer 178 Officer 1,332 Auxiliary 1 Night patrol officer align="right">6 Prison civilian 72 Total 1,694
NI Prison Service staff (non-NICS) by grade at January 1997 Auxiliary 68 Night patrol officer 3 Prison civilian 41 Total 2,994