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Northern Ireland Office: Staff

Asked by Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist PartyNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 25 July 2024UIN 40

The question

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

Answered by 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, according to preference.

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