364 officialscommute east

HUNDREDS of civil servants from the North West commute to Belfast every day, Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has revealed.

A total of 364 state officials who live in the wider Londonderry, Strabane and Limavady area make the journey daily.

In Londonderry 98 civil servants make the journey; in West Tyrone the figure is 94; and in East Londonderry there are 172 commuters.

The Finance Minister revealed the number of civil servants who work in Belfast whose home is in the three North West constituencies in response to an Assembly Question.