§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the number of persons from each EC country presently employed in680W Northern Ireland; and what statistics as to such numbers are collected by his Department or are available from the records of the Fair Employment Agency.
§ Mr. AtkinsComprehensive information on the number of persons from each EC country presently employed in Northern Ireland is not available. The latest available information is that obtained from the Northern Ireland 1991 census of population. This relates to the country of birth of those in employment usually resident in Northern Ireland on 21 April 1991 and is as follows:
Country of birth 1 Persons in employment Belgium 34 Denmark 21 France 161 Germany 864 Greece 12 Italy 76 Luxembourg 2 Netherlands 96 Portugal 23 Republic of Ireland 12,007 Spain 42 1 These figures include persons on government training and employment schemes.