HC Deb 05 August 1976 vol 916 cc997-9W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to his answer of 30th July, what are the total numbers now of earnings by a married man with two children under 11 years of age, (c) the residual net income and (d) the real purchasing power of the residual net income as adjusted for inflation since 1973–74;

(2) if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each financial year 1973–74 to 1976–77 (a) a figure for three times the actual or estimated average weekly earnings for an adult male manual worker, (b) the amount of tax payable on such a level of earnings by a married man with two children under 11 years of age, (c) the residual net income and (d) the real purchasing power of the residual net income as adjusted for inflation since 1973–74;

(3) if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each financial year 1973–74 to 1976–77 (a) a figure for twice the actual or estimated average weekly earnings for an adult male manual worker, (b) the amount of tax payable on such a level of earnings by a married man with two children under 11 years of age, (c) the residual income and (d) the real purchasing power of the residual net income as adjusted for inflation since 1973–74.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The figures are as follows:

involved in Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in VAT administration; how many of the 4,458 staff increase since March 1974 were in VAT as opposed to the area involved with increased trade with the EEC; and if he will specify, by size, where in the United Kingdom the 29,390 members of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise are located, and where the majority of staff added since 1974 have been located.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Currently there are about 11,000 staff in Her Majesty's Customs and Excise engaged in the administration of VAT, including car tax. 3,200 of the 4,458 staff increase between 1st March 1974 and 1st April 1976 were in the area of VAT work. Customs and Excise staff are located in headquarters offices and a field organisation of local offices grouped into 29 collections which cover the United Kingdom. The numbers of staff in each headquarters office and collection at 1st March 1974 and 1st April 1976 were as follows:

1st March 1974 1st April 1976
Headquarters
London 2,461 2,674
Southend 3,527 3,866
Liverpool and elsewhere 110 455
6,098 6,995
Collections
Aberdeen 419 538
Belfast 598 713
Birmingham 582 708
Brighton 386 507
Bristol 524 651
Chester 306 447
Dover 1,020 1,308
Edinburgh 668 760
Glasgow 689 776
Greenock 601 741
Harwich 838 1,110
Hull 712 823
Leeds 546 711
Liverpool 1,140 1,103
London Airport 1,196 1,292
London Central 469 605
London North 485 588
London Port 1,585 1,621
London South 437 512
London West 506 661
Manchester 835 911
Newcastle 588 675
Northampton 510 677
Nottingham 412 577
Plymouth 385 485
Preston 435 553
Reading 393 533
Southampton 978 1,089
South Wales and Borders 591 720
18,834 22,395