Departmental Staff (Northern Ireland)

HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 c383W

Mr. McNamara

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the(a) numerical and (b) percentage breakdown by perceived community origin are of (i) Inland Revenue and (ii) Customs and Excise staff employed in Northern Ireland. [97791]

John Healey

The information is as follows:HM Customs and Excise

Out of the total number of 631 the numerical (a) and percentage (b) breakdown by perceived community origin of HM Customs and Excise staff employed in Northern Ireland as at 1 January 2003 is:

	Number	Percentage
Protestant	229	36
Roman Catholic	355	57

It has not been possible to determine the community origin of 7 per cent. of staff.

Inland Revenue

Out of the total number of 1,703 the numerical (a) and percentage (b) breakdown by perceived community origin of Inland Revenue staff employed in Northern Ireland as at 1 January 2003 is:

	Number	Percentage
Protestant	745	44
Roman Catholic	838	49

It has not been possible to determine the community origin of 7 per cent. of staff.