HC Deb 06 February 1984 vol 53 cc479-80W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average monthly overtime worked by prison officers in Northern Ireland in each month during the last two years.

Mr. Scott

Overtime records are compiled weekly and it would be disproportionately costly to produce the

Numbers
1978 3,078
1979 3,155
1980 3,382
1981 3,686
1982 3,753

Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many social security officers have been employed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years to investigate fraudulent benefit claims.

Mr. Chris Patten

The information is as follows:

Number
1979 37
1980 55
1981 60
1982 63
1983 63