HC Deb 14 October 1976 vol 917 c183W
Mr. Warren

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total number of Customs officers employed at Dover, Folkestone, Harwich and Newhaven, compared with the number employed at these ports immediately prior to the entry of the United Kingdom into the EEC.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The number of staff employed by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at the four ports immediately prior to the United Kingdom's entry into the EEC, and at 1st October 1976, were:

31st December 1972 1st October 1976
Dover … 375 650
Folkestone … 50 97
Harwich … 248 285
Newhaven … 75 84
Total … 748 1,116