asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the total number of mentally handicapped persons in Northern Ireland; how many are resident at home and how many are in institutions; in each case how many are under 18 years of age; how many females are over 60 years of age; and how many males are over 65 years of age.

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many mentally handicapped persons are em- ployed by (a) the United Kingdom Civil Service in Northern Ireland and (b) the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and what are the numbers in each category in each Department; and what grades they hold.

No record or statistics of this kind are kept of mentally handicapped persons employed either in the United Kingdom Civil Service or the Northern Ireland Civil Service.