§ Mr. Parryasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Customs officials were employed in (a) Liverpool and (b) Merseyside in April 1979 and April 1984, respectively.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that separate figures for Liverpool and Merseyside are not maintained. The numbers of Customs and Excise staff employed on customs work in Liverpool collection as a whole (defined by the 1979 boundaries) were:
Number 1 April 1979 322 1 April 1983 241 Corresponding figures for 1984 are not yet available.