§ Sir Antony Buckasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied with the performance of the Inland Revenue in responding to requests for information from the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration: and whether he will make a statement about the time taken by the Inland Revenue to respond to such requests.
§ Mr. MooreYes. The Inland Revenue gives a very high priority to Parliamentary Commissioner cases. Officials are required to give them immediate attention at all stages. Average response time is just over two months. Given the need to obtain papers and reports from a wide network of local offices and for close scrutiny by senior officers it is difficult to produce responses in a significantly shorter time.