§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to publish the proposed guide dealing with income tax and the self-employed.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 13th December 1976; Vol. 922, c. 549], gave the following reply:
The Board of Inland Revenue's new pamphlet entitled "Starting in Business"—IR 28—giving guidance on tax and other matters to those becoming self-
Thousands Lecturers and Teachers All other staff Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time June— 1970 … … … 407 147 181 371 1971 … … … 429 149 189 387 1972 … … … 453 162 201 401 1973 … … … 477 176 207 422 1974 … … … 505 171 211 444 1975 … … … 517 161* 222 490 1976 (provisional) … … … 527 147* 225 492 * Some change in coverage compared with 1974. I regret that the numbers of administrative staff are not separately recorded. It is estimated that they form only a small proportion of "all other staff" which consists mainly of operational staff such as domestic staff and groundsmen.