§ Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions in the past 12 months he has been obliged to apologise for the behaviour of the collectors of taxes; and how this compares with the situation in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret this information is not available.
§ Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many collectors of taxes were employed in the past 12 months; and how this compares with the situation in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe number of staff employed by the Inland Revenue in the grades of assistant collector of taxes and above in the offices of collector of taxes was as follows:
31st March 1976 7,842 31st March 1975 7,147 31st March 1974 6,983 31st March 1973 6,706 31st March 1972 6,562 31st March 1971 5,755