§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hours overtime on Sundays have been worked in each of the past four years by employees of the Inland Revenue; and whether he anticipates any increase in the current year.
§ Mr Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th May 1978; Vol. 950, c. 742], gave the following information:
The total hours of overtime worked during weekends are:
1974–75 … … 1.6 million hours 1975–76 … … 1.1 million hours 1976–77 … … 1.2 million hours 1977–78 … … 1.5 million hours Sundays are not separately recorded.
No significant increase is expected in the current year.