§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the employment ratio between Her Majesty's Customs and Excise employees employed in preventive work and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise employees working in freight and passenger clearance duties.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 3 November 1988]: In 1988–89 Customs and Excise planned deployments give a ratio of 1.07:1 between staff time on preventative work (including passenger control) and staff time on import freight clearance duties.