Estate Duty Office (Staff)

HC Deb 30 March 1971 vol 814 c1338

12. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has for the improvement of prospects of highly qualified personnel in the Estate Duty Office.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The pay of technical staff in the two Estate Duty Offices is under review: Proposals which, if accepted, would improve the position of younger officers on completion of their legal training have recently been put to the staff association concerned.

Mr. Dalyell

Will consideration be given to the growing contrast between the financial reward of senior inspectors of taxes and the financial reward to similarly qualified people in private firms, who often spend their time advising, frankly, on tax evasion?

Mr. Jenkin

This is a matter which those responsible keep constantly under review.