§ Mr. MacGregorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total number of permanent staff in post at the Customs and Excise for each year since 1945 and for the latest available date.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe total number of staff employed by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise on 31st March in each year since 1945 was as follows:
1945 9,634 1946 10,865 1947 12,843 1948 13,291 1949 14,197 1950 14,236 1951 14,620 1952 14,803 1953 14,892 1954 15,013 1955 14,932 1956 15,060 1957 15,183 1958 15,191 1959 15,213 1960 15,338 1961 15,556 1962 15,710 1963 15,794 1964 15,805 1965 16,148 1966 16,788 1967 17,576 1968 18,004 1969 17,790 1970 17,850 1971 17,949 1972 18,607 1973 23,464 1974 25,047 1975 28,598 1976 29,551 1977 29,389 At 1st December 1977 the figure was 29,100.