§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of customs officers who have been on duty at seaports and airports in each year since 1979 and the number of people who have been caught attempting to smuggle drugs into the United Kingdom at such ports in each single year during the same period.
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§ Mr. HayhoeThe number of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise staff deployed on customs work at seaports, airports and inland premises throughout the United Kingdom for each year since 1979 are
Number 1979 7,591 1980 7,231 1981 7,088 1982 6,861 1983 6.717 1984 6,552 1985 6,701 The number of people involved in offences against import prohibitions and restrictions on drugs for each year since 1979 are
Number 1979 657 1980 1,017 1981 1,096 1982 1,207 1983 991 1984 1,236