§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants with Foreign Office experience have worked in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last 10 years.
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of civil servants who have been on loan to the Northern Ireland Office from the Foreign Office in each of the last 10 years is:
Year Number 1984 3 1985 3 1986 1 1987 1 1988 3 1989 2 1990 2 1991 1 1992 1 1993 1
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants transferred from the Northern Ireland Office to the Foreign Office in each of the last 10 years.
§ Sir John WheelerRecords were only computerised three years ago, but it is believed that one transferred in 1989 and one in 1990.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants have transferred from the Foreign Office to the Northern Ireland Office in each of the last 10 years.
§ Sir John WheelerDuring the last 10 years only one civil servant currently employed by the Northern Ireland Office has transferred from the Foreign Office.
Information from the records of past Northern Ireland Office employees could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.