§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of (i) Northern Ireland civil service and (ii) general service posts(a) requiring and (b) not requiring a degree were filled in each of the last five years. [15818]
Year 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 (i) Northern Ireland civil service (a) Posts filled requiring a degree 132 (8.5 per cent.) 36(5.7 per cent.) 40(7.4 per cent.) 117(15.4 per cent.) 110(12.5 per cent.) (b) Posts filled not requiring a degree 1,422(91.5 per cent.) 597(94.3 per cent.) 500(92.6 per cent.) 643(84.6 per cent.) 768(87.5 per cent.) Total number of posts filled 1,554 633 540 760 898 (ii)General service (a) Posts filled requiring a degree 1,422 (91.5 per cent.) 597 (94.3 per cent.) 500 (92.6 per cent.) 643 (84.6 per cent.) 768 (87.5 per cent.) Total number of posts filled 1,554 633 540 760 898 (ii) General service (a) Posts filled requiring a degree 6 (0.5 per cent) 6 (1.5 per cent.) 1 (0.5 per cent.) 6 (1 per cent.) 33 (4.6 per cent.) (b) Posts filled requiring a degree 1,114 (99.5 per cent.) 405 (98.5 per cent.) 196 (99.5 per cent.) 545 (99.5 per cent.) 677 (95.4 per cent.) Total number of posts filled 1,120 411 197 551 710