§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was(a) the number of Northern Ireland graduates, (b) the number and proportion of graduates recruited in the Northern Ireland civil service, (c) the number of recruits overall, (d) the number and proportion of the total who were graduates and were taken on in jobs where a degree was an eligibility requirement, (e) the number and proportion of recruits to the general and administrative grades where a degree was a requirement and (f) the number of graduates recruited to grades where a degree was not an eligibility requirement in each of the last three years. [40562]
§ Sir John WheelerThe number of Northern Ireland graduates for 1992–93 and 1993–94, and the number of recruits overall and details of graduates recruited to permanent non-industrial posts in the Northern Ireland civil service for 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95 are set out in the following table: 501W
1992–93 Per cent. 1993–94 Per cent. 1994–95 Per cent. (a) Number of NI graduates1 3,843 — 4,220 — n/a — (b) Number and proportion of graduates recruited to NI Civil Service 277 7.2 102 2.4 99 n/a (c) Number of recruits overall to NI Civil Service2 1,554 — 633 — 540 — (d) Number and proportion of recruits where degree required 132 47.6 36 35.3 40 40.4 (e) Number and proportion of recruits to general and administrative grades where degree required 6 2.2 6 5.9 1 1.0 (f) Number of graduates recruited where degree not required 142 — 66 — 54 — 1 Northern Ireland domiciled graduates from Northern Ireland universities. Figures not yet available for 1994–95. 2 Non-industrial permanent recruits. Includes recruits who obtained a degree since appointment.