§ Sir Peter Hordernasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in the Inland Revenue in 1956, 1960, 1970, 1975, 1980 and the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe following table gives the number of staff in post at 1 April
Year Number 1956 151.559 1960 156,093 1970 68,632 1975 74,196 1980 78,312 1 Includes casual staff, not identified separately before 1967. The number of staff in post at 1 October 1986 was 69,026.