HC Deb 07 March 1995 vol 256 c155W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) men and (b) women applied for career breaks in his Department or its agencies; and how many have had their employment terminated in the last five years.

Sir John Wheeler

In the last five years, 338 males and 773 females in the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office have applied for career breaks. Eleven of those individuals have had their employment terminated.