Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Protestants and Roman Catholics are employed by the Eastern area health and social services board; and what were the equivalent figures five years ago.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 required employers to monitor the religious breakdown of their work force by establishing the community background of each employee. The first date on which the breakdown of the perceived religious affiliation of the Eastern area health and social services board's work force is available is 1 January 1990 and the latest is 1 January 1992.
100WThe figure are as follows:
Protestant Roman Catholic Not known 1 January 1990 16,989 10,733 2,495 1 January 1992 16,299 10,878 3,237