HC Deb 16 December 1985 vol 89 c41W

Mr. Gow asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants there are in his Department employed (a) in Northern Ireland and (b) outside Northern Ireland; and how many, in each category, were born in Northern Ireland.

Dr. Boyson

The numbers of civil servants employed in Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments are:

Number
in Northern Ireland 28,632
outside Northern Ireland 144

Details of the places of birth of civil servants could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.