HC Deb 20 February 1973 vol 851 c72W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed by the Inland Revenue in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Nott

The numbers of staff in post at 1st April in each year, excluding staff employed on short-term tasks, were as follows:

Year Number
1963 … … … 58,268
1964 … … … 57,205
1965 … … … 57,275
1966 … … … 58,240
1967 … … … 61,118
1968 … … … 63,590
1969 … … … 65,240
1970 … … … 68,632
1971 … … … 69,791
1972 … … … 71,954