§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the fall in the number of tax inspectors due to voluntary resignations.
§ Mr. MooreThe number of tax inspectors who left the Inland Revenue due to voluntary resignation in 1984 and in recent years was as follows:
1984 1983 1982 1981 Fully-trained inspectors 61 22 20 18 Trainee inspectors 26 16 14 11 Other inspector grades 52 20 16 21 Total 139 58 50 50 The total number of inspectors of taxes at 31 December 1984 was 6,421 compared with 6,343 at 31 December 1983.