HC Deb 06 July 1999 vol 334 c437W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employees the Fair Employment Commission has and what are their(a) grades or positions and (b) religious affiliations; and if he will provide the same information for 1994. [89547]

Mr. Ingram

The Fair Employment Commission currently employs 76 staff. Of these 63 are operational staff and 13 support staff. The religious composition is 30 Protestant and 46 Roman Catholic overall. Of these 25 operational and 5 support staff are Protestant and 38 operational and 8 support staff are Roman Catholic.

In 1994 staffing also stood at 76, with 57 operational and 19 support staff. The religious composition was 34 Protestant and 42 Roman Catholic overall. Of these 27 operational and 7 support staff were Protestant and 30 operational and 12 support staff were Roman Catholic.