Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made towards correcting the under-employment of Protestants on the staff of the Fair Employment Commission; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 3 June 1991]: I understand that the 1991 monitoring return made by the commission shows that 30, 53 per cent., of its employees are Protestant and 27, 47 per cent., are Roman Catholic. The commission's approach to the religious composition of its staff, including its wish to attract more applicants from the Protestant side of the community, was set out in its press release of 16 October 1990, a copy of which was placed in the Library.