§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland civil servants and how many transferred civil servants were employed on 1st July 1974 and 1st July 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThere were 30,154 Northern Ireland civil servants, including industrials, at 1st July 1974. Precise figures are not yet available for 1st July 1975 but the present total is about 33,700, including industrials. The term "transferred
Granted Refused Type of Application 1973 1974 1975 1973 1974 1975 Initial Grant … 3,892 3,946 3,017 132 160 170 Renewal … 7,723 4,309 13,396 129 315 157 Variation of existing certificate … 4,472 5,452 5,795 414 39 190 TOTAL … 16,087 13,707 22,208 675 514 517