HC Deb 21 February 1992 vol 204 c314W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how man Protestants are employed by the establishment in the(a) Newry and Mourne council area and (b) Strabane whose employees are over 90 per cent. Protestant.

Mr. Needham

Monitoring returns submitted to the Fair Employment Commission in 1991 show that there are 118 Protestants employed in such concerns in the Newry and Mourne council area. There are no concerns in the Strabane council area whose employees are over 90 per cent. Protestant.

Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Roman Catholics are employed by the establishments in(a) the Newry and Mourne council area, (b) the Omagh council area and (c) Strabane, whose employees are over 90 per cent. Roman Catholic.

Mr. Needham

The information is:

Number
Newry and Mourne council area 1,971
Omagh council area 156
Strabane council area 319

The information is derived from the monitoring returns submitted to the Fair Employment Commission in 1991.