HC Deb 05 April 2001 vol 366 cc239-40W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed(a) full-time and (b) part-time with HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. [155305]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 23 March 2001]: Staff in post figures for Customs and Excise are published in the Cabinet Office's "Civil Service Staff in Post" summaries, copies of which are in the Library.

In 1999–2000 there were an average of 1,322 full-time and 80 part-time staff employed in Scotland by HM Customs and Excise. The equivalent figures for the UK were 21,522 full-time and 2,029 part-time.

For 2000–01, Scotland had an average of 1,206 full-time and 87 part-time staff. In the UK as a whole 20,965 full-time and 2,133 part-time staff were employed.

Mr. Welsh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) personal computers, (b) printers, (c) fax machines, (d) servers and (e) vehicles were based in HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in the years 1999–2000 and 2000–01. [155306]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 23 March 2001]: The information is as follows:

Year ending March 2000 Year ending March 2001
UK of which Scotland UK of which Scotland
Faxes 775 123 801 80
Personal Computers 18,533 1,084 19,615 1,097
Printers 4,792 225 4,536 168
Servers 533 34 389 32
Vehicles:
Cars 1,595 65 1,780 79
Commercial 57 5 77 5

Note:

The reduction in the number of printers and servers recorded in March 2001 are as a result of the efficiency savings implemented by ICL.

Mr. Alan Simpson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many full-time equivalent staff were employed as HM Customs and Excise officers in British(a) airports and (b) ports in each of the last 10 years. [157033]

Dawn Primarolo

The information in the form requested is not available for previous years.

Currently (April 2000), there are approximately 2,113 Customs and Excise staff working in British airports and 2,109 staff working in British ports.

However, many staff working in customs and anti-smuggling areas are not based at a port or airport, or in the UK. They are excluded from the figures.