HC Deb 25 April 1988 vol 132 cc79-80W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in theOfficial Report the total sums expended on the Maryfield secretariat by (a) the United Kingdom, indicating on which vote it is borne, and (b) the Irish Republic; and if he will give a breakdown for each country for (i) salaries and wages of civil servants, (ii) security expenditure for capital and wages, (iii) telephones, (iv) heat and light, (v) stationery and other office costs, (vi) travel and (vii) other costs, for each year or financial year of the secretariat's existence.

Mr. Tom King

[holding answer 12 April 1988]: Total costs to United Kingdom public funds of the secretariat to the end of March 1988 since its commencement in 1985 are provisionally assessed at £468,000. I have nothing further to add to replies on this subject that I have given in the past to the hon. Gentleman and others.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing at the latest available date a breakdown of the (a) United Kingdom civil servants, (b) Northern Ireland civil servants and (c) civil servants of the Irish Republic, by grade, religion and sex, working in the Maryfield secretariat.

Mr. Tom King

[holding answer 12 April 1988]: No.