Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total wages/salary bill for civil servants in each of the last four financial years; and what is the projected figure for the current year.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisI understand that the hon. Member is interested in the wages and salaries costs of members of the Home Civil Service who are employed in Northern Ireland. Civil servants from a number of Government Departments are deployed in this way, but information about their cost is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.