§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing the number of(a) administrative assistants, (b) administrative officers, (c) executive officers grade 2, (d) executive officers grade 1, and (e) staff officers employed in the Department of Health and Social Services offices in (i) Strabane, (ii) Limavady, (iii) Londonderry, (iv) Lisnakelly. (v) Coleraine, (vi) Omagh and (vii) Magherafelt at the present time; and what was the number five years ago.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 13 February 1990]: The figures requested are:
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Administration assistant Administration1 officer Executive1 officer 2 Executive officer 1 Staff officer Coleraine 13 54 20 5 2 Omagh 13 47 15 5 2 Magherafelt 9 42 10 4 2 2. March 19852 Strabane 13 53 18 3 2 Limavady 7 32 9 3 1 Londonderry 34 140 42 9 4 Lisahally (Lisnakelly) 77 8 3 2 1 Coleraine 11 50 17 4 2 Omagh 12 46 13 4 2 Magherafelt 8 41 11 3 2 1 The grades of administrative officer and executive officer 2 are not used in social security offices. The equivalent grades in those offices are social security officer II and social security officer I respectively. 2 March 1985 is the nearest comparable date for which figures are available.