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Government Social Research Profession: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 74288

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of people employed by the Government Social Research Profession in Northern Ireland.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

All Civil Servants employed as Government Social Researchers are directly employed by Departments, Devolved Administrations, and other UK Civil Service organisations. They are not centrally managed or centrally employed by HM Treasury.

HM Treasury has no specific plans to increase the number of Government Social Researchers employed by HM Treasury and located in Northern Ireland.

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