Departments of Education and Community Relations

HC Deb 31 July 1980 vol 989 cc825-6W

Mr. McCusker

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants have been engaged in the work of the Departments of Education and Community Relations in each year since 1972 in providing each of the following services (a) the Arts, (b) the youth service, (c) community service and (d) sport and physical recreation service.

Mr. Goodhart

The information for 1 March in each year is as follows:

	Arts	Community Service
1972	N/A	* 16
1973	2	* 16
1974	2	* 16
1975	4	9
1976	4	8
1977	4	5
1978	4	5
1979	4	6
1980	4	6
* Includes administration of community facilities.

I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave him on 27 February and 10 April 1980 with regard to the other information requested.—[Vol. 979, c. 570; Vol. 988, c. 238.]