HC Deb 16 January 2003 vol 397 cc781-2W
Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many former RUC officers, who retired under the Patten severance package, have re-entered the Police Service of Northern Ireland. [86436]

Jane Kennedy

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has employed, through open competition, seven people as support staff members who previously retired as police officers under the voluntary severance scheme.