§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the working population in Northern Ireland is employed directly by the Government or in organisations and industries owned wholly or in part by the state; and if he will give the figures for 1990.
§ Mr. AtkinsAt June 1992, the latest date for which figures are available, the public sector in Northern Ireland accounted for 32.7 per cent. of civil employment. The corresponding figure for June 1990 was 33.2 per cent.