§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many field officers have been employed by each of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years;
(2) what has been the cost of employing field officers by each of the education and library boards in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyThe number of field officer posts in each board's curriculum support service in 1989–90 and 1990–91 and the associated estimated cost was as follows:
Number of posts 1989–90 Estimated cost (£ thousands) Number of posts 1990–91 Estimated cost (£ thousands) Belfast 30 409 38 568 Western 48 677 56 880 North Eastern 43 615 53 799 South Eastern 42 582 50 777 Southern 43 632 51 786 Figures are not available for earlier years.