§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the number of civil servants employed(a) by the Northern Ireland Office and (b) by Northern Ireland Departments, and the total cost to public funds of each, in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. Stanley[holding answer 13 June 1988]: Information for all of the years in question is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Available information is as follows: