§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff have been employed by his Department in each of the last 10 years. [42464]
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§ Dr. John ReidFull time equivalent staff numbers in the Northern Ireland Office, for the last 10 years, including civil servants, special advisers and Prison Governor and uniformed Prison Officer grades are as follows:
Staff numbers 1991–92 5,752 1992–93 5,683 1993–94 5,747 1994–95 5,705 1995–96 4,779 1996–97 4,590 1997–98 4,446 1998–99 4,232 1999–2000 3,929 2000–01 3,306