§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the annual cost of monitoring the religious affiliation of the employees of the Northern Ireland court service.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe equal opportunities unit of the Northern Ireland court service is responsible for the full range of equal opportunities issues within the service which includes monitoring by religious affiliation, gender and disability. It is not possible to separate the cost of monitoring by religious affiliation. The annual staff costs for the unit are £21,378.03.