HC Deb 20 February 1992 vol 204 c285W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the members of the Equal Opportunities Commission; how many persons are employed by the Commission; and how many of these employees are from the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities.

Mr. Needham

The members of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland are as follows:

  • Mrs. Mary Clark-Glass (Chairman)
  • Mr. R. A. Coughlin
  • Mr. S. B. Dickson
  • Mrs. P. Feeney
  • Ms. A. Hegarty
  • Ms. P. McKeown
  • Ms. L. Walker
  • Ms. M. Young

There is currently one vacancy.

At 1 January 1992 the Commission employed 22 staff and, as indicated in the monitoring return due for submission to the Fair Employment Commission, the religious composition of these staff was as follows:

Number
Protestant 12
Roman Catholic 9
Cannot be determined 1