§ Sir W. Robson Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the number of Customs officers employed at sea and air ports to examine the baggage of persons arriving thereat, the cost of employing these officers, the average annual amount of duty levied as a result of their examinations, and the average annual amount of duty recovered from arrivals seeking to evade payment of Customs duty.
§ Mr. Harold LeverOver the year the average number of staff employed is 775, costing about £1,630,000. Revenue collected averages about £875,000, but this does not of course reflect the value of the control. There are no separate figures available of duty recovered from those seeking to evade payment.