§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the numbers of civil servants employed in or by Somerset House in 1913 to 1919, 1928 and 1931; and the total cost to the taxpayer in each case?
§ Major ELLIOTI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to the Department of Inland Revenue.
1271WThe figures are as follow:
— Numbers. Total inland Revenue Vote £ 1913 … 15,000approx. 2,034,788 1919 … 19,000 approx. 4,723,994 1928 … 20,985 7,254,324 1931 … 22,897 7,000,000 approx. The net receipt of revenue for these years was roughly as follows:
£m. 1913 … … … … 88 1919 … … … … 718 1928 … … … … 407 1931 … … … … 449