HC Deb 27 October 1988 vol 139 c361W
67. Mr. Holt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants employed in(a) the Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise, (c) Inland Revenue and (d) other departments for which he is responsible work in the (i) north of England, (ii) south of England and (iii) midlands; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Brooke

At 1 April 1988, the staff numbers in the Chancellor's departments were:

Full time equivalents
Department North of England South of England Midlands
HM Treasury (inclusive CISCO) 62 2,810 117
HM Customs and Excise 4,300 16,891 1,947
Inland Revenue 17,623 28,594 8,595
Others 4,908 3,509 52