§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he plans any reduction in numbers of Inland Revenue staff dealing with tax evasion.
§ Mr. Peter Rees: The number of staff employed in the specialised investigation units has not been reduced and there are no plans for any reduction. The Board of Inland Revenue has recently decided to use more staff on investigation work in special offices.
84Winterest rate paid on the national debt. The available information sought for each of the last 15 years is given in the following table. In column 4 the total interest paid in one financial year expressed as a percentage of the nominal national debt outstanding at the end of the previous financial year gives a limited indication of an average interest rate.