HC Deb 22 January 1987 vol 108 c707W
Mr. Michael Marshall

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many data processing staff are in post within the Inland Revenue; and how many of those are trainees.

Mr. Norman Lamont

At 31 December 1986, the Department employed a total of 856 professional data processing staff at the levels executive officer to unified grade 3; 199 were trainees.

These figures exclude all staff at levels from clerical assistant to unified grade 6 employed on non-DP work, as well as staff at data processor and senior data processor levels.