§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many excise verification officers were deployed by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in(a) 1993, (b) 1994 and (c) 1995. [40208]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe information is not available in the format requested. In the financial year 1993–94 and 1994–95 some 250 staff years were assigned to single market excise work; the majority of these were specially trained excise verification officers. In the financial year 1995–96 an additional 12 staff years were designated to counter excise offences.