§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many posts were lost in(a) the Northern Ireland Office and (b) agencies for which the Northern Ireland Office is responsible, listing the total lost posts agency by agency in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and how many posts lost are proposed to be lost in 1995–96. [25071]
§ Sir John WheelerInformation on the number of staff in the Northern Ireland Office, as published in the Supply Estimates, is as follows. Figures for 1992–93 are included to allow comparison with 1993–94.
Year NIO Compensation Agency Northern Ireland Prison Service1 Total 1992–93 4,640 145 — 4,785 1993–94 4,730 150 — 4,880 1994–95 4,810 150 — 4,960 1995–96 1,080 150 3,590 4,820 1 Launched as an agency in April 1995. The figures include prison officers and are rounded to the nearest five.