HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 c24W
Mr. Dowd

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants and public sector employees are currently working(a) health trusts, (b) health boards, (c)Government agencies,(d) non-departmental public bodies, (e) local government and (f) other public bodies; and how many civil servants in total are employed in Northern Ireland. [33543]

Sir John Wheeler

For the Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office, the information requested is as follows:

Body Civil servants and public sector employees
(a) Health Trusts 66,545
(b) Health Boards 1,298
(c) Government Agencies 16,734
(d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies 37,647
(e) Local Government 7,025
(f) Other Public Bodies 1,193

A total of 28,137 civil servants are employed in Northern Ireland.