asked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the religious make-up of the cross-border implementation body InterTradeIreland on 1 January of each year since its creation. [HL3092]
InterTradeIreland was established in December 1999 and was staffed initially through the temporary secondment of civil servants from government departments, North and South. The information set out in the following table relates to the religious make-up of InterTradeIreland employees recruited to permanent posts through open competition starting in October 2000.
Number of staff Roman Catholic Protestant Non- Determined 1 January 2001 1 1 0 0 1 January 2002 25 23 2 0 1 January 2003 34 27 7 0 1 January 2004 40 33 7 0 1 January 2005 38 31 6 1 1 January 2006 39 32 6 1 1 January 2007 40 33 6 1