§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the success of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in seizing contraband and drugs in Dundee in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information is as follows:
§ Mr. HayhoeThe numbers of permanent staff in post in Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in the Dundee area at 31 December 1982, 31 December 1983 and 1 July 1984 were as follows:
and at 1 April 1984 it was 25,309. The number of staff engaged exclusively on customs work at ports, airports and inland premises at 1 April 1979 was 7,591. A provisional estimate for 1 April 1984 is 6,535.
423WThe reduction in the numbers of staff on customs work has been met by the deployment of resources on a more flexible basis and improvements in the efficiency of controls.