§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants currently in the Northern Ireland Office have been seconded or transferred from(a) the Foreign Office, (b) the Home Office and (c) the Ministry of Defence; and what their rank was before such move and their current rank.
§ Mr. MatesFour have been seconded on loan or transferred from the Foreign Office, 18 from the Home Office and 10 from the Ministry of Defence.
Their grades are as follows:
Current Grade Grade before joining Northern Ireland Office 1 Grade 1 1 Grade 2 2 Grade 2 2 Grade 3 2 Grade 3 1 Grade 3, 1 Grade 5 1 Grade 4 1 Chief Information Officer 4 Grade 5 3 Grade 5, 1 Administration Trainee 1 Grade 6 1 Grade 6 9 Grade 7 6 Grade 7, 1 Senior Executive Officer 1 Higher Executive Officer, 1 Executive Officer 5 Higher Executive Officer 3 Higher Executive Officer, 1 Executive Officer, 1 Administration Officer 1 Information Officer 1 Information Officer 1 Administrative Officer 1 Photo-printer 1 Senior Personal Secretary 1 Personal Secretary 3 Personal Secretary 3 Personal Secretary 1 Typist 1 Typist