§ Mr. Newtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of officials of the Inland Revenue who have been engaged in sending out 300,000 car benefit forms (P522) and in processing the forms on their return.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18th March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 349], gave the following information:
A large number of officials will have dealt with the 300,000 car benefit forms (P522) as part of their normal duties. The total time involved is estimated at 170 man years, most of which will have been spent on determining the scale of benefits and completing the coding records from the information provided.