HC Deb 01 July 1988 vol 136 c372W
Mr. McCusker

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland civil servants are on secondment to various Departments in the Home Civil Service.

Mr. Stanley

There are 1,244 complemented posts in the Northern Ireland Office allocated to civil servants who are seconded from the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Three of these are serving in the Northern Ireland Office (London); the remainder serve in Northern Ireland. A further three Northern Ireland civil servants are on secondment to the Overseas Development Agency.