§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many smoking rooms the
482WIn addition, both the Northern Ireland civil service and Northern Ireland Office participate in interchange schemes. These recognise the value of interchange for skills transfer and staff development, and facilitate staff exchanges with the private, voluntary and wider public sectors.
Since 1997 there have been 37 secondments from the private sector and 185 from the public sector to the Northern Ireland civil service. There were no secondments from the private sector and 38 from the public sector to the Northern Ireland Office during the same period. A breakdown is provided in the tables which have been placed in the Library.