HC Deb 16 December 1980 vol 996 c139W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office who have worked in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office earlier in their careers.

Mr. Humphrey Atkins

On 1 December 1980 there were seven civil servants at the Northern Ireland Office on secondment from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and five more have at some time or another during their careers worked there.