§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of Inland Revenue staff in each of the last 10 years, and the number of hours overtime worked in each year.
§ Mr. TaverneThe numbers of staff at 1st April each year were:
1960 56,042 including casual clerical staff 1961 58,168 1962 57,253 1963 59,770 1964 58,022 1965 57,708 1966 59,518 1967 61,118 excluding casual clerical staff 1968 63,591 1969 65,241 The approximate hours of overtime worked during each year ended 31st March were:
Hours 1960 1,100,000 1961 1,300,000 1962 1,100,000 1963 1,760,000 1964 850,000 1965 440,000 1966 800,000 1967 1,070,000 1968 2,100,000 1969 1,900,000