Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are now the total numbers of United Kingdom civil servants in Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland civil servants; what were the numbers at 31st March 1972; and what is the percentage rise since then in each Department, in each grade and in total.
§ Mr. Dunn,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th June 1978], gave the following information:
Tables I and II show respectively the numbers of United Kingdom civil servants and Northern Ireland civil servants in Northern Ireland at the dates requested or the nearest convenient dates. I regret that it would not be possible to provide a breakdown by grade without incurring disproportionate time and cost.
It is not possible to make valid comparisons in some cases because of changes in departmental organisation and, in respect of the NICS, the reorganisation of local government which transferred some 8,000 people to the Civil Service.
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TABLE I—UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL SERVANTS EMPLOYED IN NORTHERN IRELAND 1972* 1978 Percentage change Department … … Non-Industrial Non-Industrial Industrial (Non-Industrial) Ministry of Defence … … 1,513 1,036 2,783 -31.5 Inland Revenue … … 1,047 1,466 — +40.0 Environment … … 147 202 512 +37.4 Trade and Industry … … 187 41 — -78.1 Customs and Excise … … 501 667 — -33.1 HMSO … … 43 41 26 -4.7 DHSS … … 30 36 — -5.0 MAFF … … 21 19 1 -9.5 NIO … … — 70 12 — Others … … 17 22 8 +29.4 TOTALS … … 3,506 3,600 3,342 +2.7 * The 1972 figures for industrials are not available.
TABLE II—NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL SERVANTS Staff in post Percentage Department … 1972 1978 +or- Agriculture … 6,356 6,611 +4.01 Cabinet Offices … 105 — — Central Secretariat … — 62 — Commerce … 596 718 +20.47 Commissioner for Complaints … 32 18 -43.75 Civil Service … — 715 — Development … 603 — — Education … 543 627 +15.47 Environment … — 9,802 — Exchequer and Audit … 39 54 +38.46 Finance … 3,468 3,013 -13.12 Health and Social Services … 5,079 5,396 +6.24 Manpower Services … — 2,191 — Northern Ireland Office … 697 1,171 +68.00 Office of the Northern Ireland Assembly … 52 12 +76.92 Parliamentary Commissioner's Office … 4 3 -25.00 Police Authority … 757 1,851 +144.51 TOTAL … 18,331 32,244 +75.90
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the number of civil servants in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, the total numbers of Northern Ireland civil servants in each Department and the numbers of each grade in each Department.
§ Mr. Dunn,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th June 1978], gave the following information:
The total number of Northern Ireland civil servants and the total number in each Department is set out in table 1. The total number in each grade in each Department in the general service grades is set out in table 2. In addition to the general service grades, there are 9,802 industrial staff and 10,924 other staff—for example, professional, technical and scientific, etc. staff. I regret that in view of the multiplicity of disciplines involved—over 100—it would not be possible to 522W provide a breakdown by grade for such staff without incurring disproportionate time and cost.
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TABLE 1 Department Total number of staff by Department at April 1978 Agriculture 6,611 Commerce 718 Civil Service 777 Education 627 Environment 9,802 Exchequer and Audit 54 Finance 3,013 Health and Social Services 5,396 Manpower Services 2,191 Northern Ireland Office 1,171 Office of the Northern Ireland Assembly 12 Parliamentary Commissioner and Commissioner for Complaints 21 Police Authority 1,851 Grand Totals 32,244 524W525W
TABLE 2 GENERAL SERVICE GRADE STAFF IN POST, APRIL 1978 Department Perm. Sec. Deputy Sec. Senior Asst. Sec. Asst. Sec. Senior Prin. Prin. Deputy Prin. Staff Officer Admin. Trainee EO I EO II Clerk Clerical Asst. Total Agriculture 1 1 5 6 — 19 37 63 1 95 146 473 402 1,249 Commerce 1 2 1 11 3 31 44 47 1 47 47 81 62 378 Civil Service 2* 1 2 8 — 19 29 48 — 31 34 73 45 292 Education 1 1 1 8 1 27 35 50 1 64 81 146 55 471 Environment 1 4 2 10 4 41 88 121 1 131 181 528 332 1,444 Exchequer and Audit* — — — — — — — — — 1 — 7 2 10 Finance 1 2 1 6 2 19 33 56 2 69 153 435 302 1,081 Health and Social Services 1 1 3 12 4 33 105 163 2 294 615 2,183 880 4,296 Manpower Services 1 1 1 8 2 18 44 75 — 123 202 425 178 1,078 Northern Ireland Office 1 3 1 7 3 21 34 51 — 62 105 139 158 585 Office of the Northern Ireland Assembly — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 1 4 Parliamentary Commissioner and Commissioner for Complaints — — 1 1 — 3 2 6 — 1 2 2 — 18 Police Authority — — 1 2 1 4 9 17 — 26 38 158 356 612 Total 10 16 19 79 20 235 460 697 8 945 1,605 4,651 2,773 11,518 *Includes the Head of the NICS
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the total number of (a) registered and (b) unregistered physically disabled persons who are employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, stating the number of each category in each Department and listing the grades held by the disabled in each Department.
§ Mr. Dunn,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th June 1978], gave the following information:
Department Total number of registered disabled Total number previously registered Total Agriculture … … 101 35 136 Commerce … … 13 — 13 Education … … 7 7 14 Environment … … 171 43 214 Exchequer and Audit … … 1 1 2 Finance … … 73 14 87 DOCS … … 4 2 6 Health and Social Services … … 106 31 137 Manpower Services … … 57 — 57 Northern Ireland Office … … 18 3 21 Police Authority … … 14 1 15 Northern Ireland Assembly … … 1 — 1 TOTALS … … 566 137 703