§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much unpaid tax was recovered, as a result of tax fraud investigations from(a) individuals and (b) companies in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 4 November 1988]: The tax recovered was:
£ million (a) Individuals (b) Companies 1983–84 280 41 1984–85 334 50 1985–86 345 67 1986–87 378 63 1987–88 421 74
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost and how many people were employed by his Department in pursuing tax fraud in each of the past five years relating to individual tax payers and to companies.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 4 November 1988]: The cost and staff employed in pursuing tax fraud were as follows:
Individuals Companies Cost (£m) Staff (Units) Cost (£m) Staff (Units) 1983–84 26.8 1,540 7.5 295 1984–85 27.9 1,950 8.0 300 1985–6 28.9 2,015 7.9 275 1986–7 30.0 2,075 8.2 270 1987–88 33.2 2,300 9.2 300