§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the number of Customs and Excise officers for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 9 April 1984, c. 88]: The total number of staff in Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at 31 March for each of the 10 years 1974 to 1983 was as follows:
Numbers 1974 25,047 1975 28,598 1976 29,551 1977 29,389 1978 28,820 1979 28,870 1980 27,273 1981 26,861 1982 26,256 1983 25,702 Figures for 31 March 1984 are not yet available.
Ards Castlereagh Ards 1 Ards 2 Newtownbreda Dundonald £ £ £ £ 1979–80 (a) Improvement 314,227 347,659 138,202 43,671 (b) Insulation 10,368 7,495 20,117 4,950 (c) Repair 48,182 38,876 22,490 11,164 (d) Intermediate 9,111 5,712 1,981 — 1980–81 (a) Improvement 252,609 376,681 185,397 45,156 (b) Insulation 9,190 6,708 11,211 3,247 (c) Repair 54,967 53,033 35,241 15,132 (d) Intermediate 9,828 11,147 1,219 1,777 1981–82 (a) Improvement 284,906 310,132 164,001 24,583 (b) Insulation 7,217 5,490 12,800 4,017 (c) Repair 67,755 35,620 38,779 9,156 (d) Intermediate 16,895 6,954 2,714 — 1982–83 (a) Improvement 394,386 400,452 152,051 17,611 (b) Insulation 5,008 5,172 7,573 3,306 (c) Repair 122,751 93,106 66,581 29,900 (d) Intermediate 2,000 15,855 1,333 1,637 1983–84 (to 29 February) (a) Improvement 417,126 481,264 189,328 90,420 (b) Insulation 4,660 4,935 6,711 3,587 (c) Repair 189,161 128,865 135,105 40,575 (d) Intermediate 9,202 10,303 — 4,737