Question follow-through · 6135
Northern Ireland Office: Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are;
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in his Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are;
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Every person appointed to a civil service post within the Northern Ireland Office since 4 July 2024, has been recruited via fair and open competition.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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