§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in the Inland Revenue in 1945 and 1950 and in every subsequent year.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe numbers of staff in post —including staff employed on short-term engagements—at 1st April each year were as follows:
1945 35,745 1950 49,759 1951 52,998 1952 53,260 1953 51,756 1954 51,653 1955 50,533 1956 51,493 1957 51,466 1958 52,214 1959 52,981 1960 55,672 1961 58,168 1962 57,253 1963 58,270 1964 58,022 1965 57,708 1966 59,518 1967 62,700 1968 65,714 1969 65,468 1970 69,275 1971 71,844 1972 76,792 1973 75,680 1974 77,105 1975 80,432 1976 82,926