§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply, Official Report, 26 June, c. 734, what is the annual saving in income tax achieved by each tax fraud inspector; and what is the annual benefit saving achieved by each supplementary benefit fraud investigator.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe average amount of tax, interest and penalties recovered by each member of the staff of the specialised investigation units of the Inland Revenue was about £102,000 for the year ending 31 October 1979. For information regarding the annual benefit saving achieved by each supplementary benefit fraud investigator I refer my hon. Friend to the Secretary of State for Social Services.