§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proposals he has to protect the employment of the Northern Ireland civil servants, and the staffs of the two Houses of Parliament and of the Government Information Office.
§ Mr. WhitelawThere will be no redundancies in the Northern Ireland Civil Service arising from the prorogation of Parliament for twelve months under the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1972. Staff may be temporarily redeployed if necessary.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of civil servants in the service of the Northern Ireland administration who left their employment in each of the last three financial years; and what are the most frequent reasons for resignation.
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§ Mr. Channon916, 1,124 and 1,123 non-industrial civil servants left their employment during the calendar years 1969, 1970 and 1971 respectively. Apart from normal retirement, information voluntarily supplied suggests that the most common reasons for leaving were to take up other employment; to resume full-time education or training; and (in the case of women) because of marriage, pregnancy or family commitments.