§ Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing how many members 536W of his Department have received honours for public service in each of the last five years, indicating in each case the honour received and the grade of civil servant who received it.
§ Mr. MasonThe Northern Ireland Office was established as a Department of State in April 1972 and no honours were awarded in 1973. For the succeeding years, the following honours were awarded to United Kingdom civil servants who were either permanent members of the Department or serving on secondment at the time.
Honour Number Grade 1974— KCB … 1 Permanent Under-Secretary CB … 1 Deputy Under-Secretary CBE … 1 Assistant Secretary OBE… 1 Principal 1975— CB … 1 Deputy Under-Secretary CBE … 1 Assistant Secretary MBE … 1 Executive Officer 1976— CB … 1 Under-Secretary CBE … 1 Assistant Secretary ISO … 1 Principal 1977— KCB … 1 Permanent-Under-Secretary CBE … 1 Assistant Secretary MBE … 1 Specialist Teleprinter Operator BEM … 2 Senior Messenger Office Keeper III