§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of non-industrial civil servants employed by the Government of Northern Ireland each year from 1965 to 1973; and how many are employed in each Department in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. David Howell"The total number of non-industrial Northern Ireland civil servants employed in June of each of the years 1965 to 1973 was as follows:
1965 10,143 1966 10,709 1967 11,600 1968 11,821 1969 11,925 1970 12,377 1971 13,420 1972 14,324 1973 15,553 The breakdown of the June 1973 total between Departments is:
Houses of Parliament 48 Cabinet Offices 128 Exchequer and Audit 39 Finance 3,027 Home Affairs 927 Police Authority for Northern Ireland 851 Health and Social Services 5,518 Education 481 Agriculture 3,143 Commerce 666 Development 634 Parliamentary Commissioner's Office 3 Community Relations 51 Community Relations Commission 9 Commissioner for Complaints 28