Rating of Government Property Department (Hansard, 26 June 1978)

§ Mr. Sainsbury
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present staffing and annual cost of the Rating of Government Property Department; and

Number of staff 1974–75 £ Number of staff 1978–79 £

Staff salaries, etc., 43 145,000 44/42^* 240,000

General administrative expenses 20,000 32,000

Other costs (rent, rates, heating and lighting, stationery, etc.,) 42,500 120,000

^* Reducing during the year to 42.

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of the Inland Revenue in the year 197778; and how this compares with the year 1973–74.

§ Mr. Robert Sheldon
The wage costs, including overtime, and employers' national insurance for the year 1977–78 were £322 million; the comparable figure for the year 1973–74 was £147 million.

§ Mr. Onslow
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff were employed by the Inland Revenue on 1st January 1978; how many of those were on short-term engagements; and how this compares with the position on 1st January 1974.

§ Mr. Robert Sheldon
The figures are as follows:
what were the comparable figures in 1974.

§ Mr. Robert Sheldon
The estimated staffing and annual cost of the Rating of Government Property Department in the current financial year 1978–79 and comparable figures for 1974–75 are:

	Number of staff	1974–75 £	Number of staff	1978–79 £
Staff salaries, etc.,	43	145,000	44/42^*	240,000
General administrative expenses		20,000		32,000
Other costs (rent, rates, heating and lighting, stationery, etc.,)		42,500		120,000
^* Reducing during the year to 42.