§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hours of overtime have been worked by employees in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what was the total cost of this overtime work in each of those years.
§ Mr. ButlerHours of overtime worked during the last three years in the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments are recorded only for the Department of Education for Northern Ireland, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland prison service, and are as follows:
Hours of overtime worked 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Department of Education for Northern Ireland 11,653 11,898 6,838 Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland 110,699 41,875 75,302 Northern Ireland Prison Service 1,975,075 2,201,209 2,302,276 Hours of overtime worked by home civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office in 1983–84 totalled 12,725.
The total costs of overtime worked in the Northern Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Departments in the last three years were as follows:
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Overtime costs 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ Home Civil Service 41,737 35,905 45,770
Overtime costs 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ Northern Ireland Civil Service 8,404,741 8,707,422 8,368,261 Northern Ireland Prison Service 7,610,993 9,322,303 9,322,303