§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in relation to tax fraud, he will list(a) the number of investigators in the Inland Revenue, (b) the number of investigations in 1989–90, (c) the number of prosecutions in 1989–90, (d) the cost of these operations in 1989–90, (e) his estimate of the net tax collected and (f) (e) divided by (d), expressed as £s collected for every £ of cost.
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§ Mr. Francis MaudeDuring 1989–90 a total of 3,200 Inland Revenue staff units completed 110,000 investigations into possible or actual tax fraud. These investigations cost £89 million and yielded £941 million: a yield of approximately £10.50 for every £1 spent. There were 235 prosecutions for offences related to tax fraud in the year.