HC Deb 21 October 1991 vol 196 cc408-9W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total number of sports development officers in Northern Ireland for each of the past 10 years.

Dr. Mawhinney

[holding answer 18 October 1991]: The number whose salaries/wages are met in full or in part from public funds is as follows:

Number
1981 24
1982 23
1983 23
1984 22
1985 26
1986 32
1987 29
1988 28
1989 31
1990 30

Information on the number of sports development officers working for voluntary sports bodies and who are paid entirely from the resources of such bodies or who work on a voluntary basis is not held centrally.