§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many data processing staff are in post within the Department of Customs and Excise; and how many of those are trainees.
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§ Mr. BrookeAt 31 December 1986 Customs and Excise had 414 data processing staff in post; of this number 82 were trainees.