Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 42

Northern Ireland Office: Special Advisers

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many Irish citizens are employed as ministerial advisers in his Department.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Northern Ireland Office does not hold data on citizenship held by staff. As per the terms of the 1998 Agreement, this Government recognises the right of all people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both...

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