§ 55. Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Inland Revenue staff are wholly engaged on tax evasion work; and what information he has on comparable figures for West Germany, France, Italy and the United States of America.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThere are at present about 250 Inland Revenue staff who are employed wholly in detecting and investigating evasion of tax, but it is an integral part of the work of many other officers of the Inland Revenue, both in local tax offices and elsewhere, to look out for and deal with evasion of particular taxes and duties.
I regret that I have no information on the position in the other countries mentioned by the hon. Member.