§ Mr. TrotterTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Inland Revenue staff in each grade resigned in(a) London and (b) the south-east in the last 12-month period for which the figures are available.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 9 March 1989]: The information, in relation to the main grades concerned, for the period from 1 February 1988 to 31 January 1989, is as follows:
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Number of resignations: 1 February 1988 to 31 January 1989 London South East Tax Office Grades Inspector (Fully trained) 75 14 Inspector (General group) 45 17 Technical Trainee 249 84 Tax Officer (Higher grade) Tax Officer 190 165 Revenue Assistant 245 180 Others 64 39 Collection Office Grades Collector (Higher grade) and above 8 1 Collector 50 3 Assistant Collector 184 51 Revenue Assistant 45 17 Others 15 5 Valuation Office Grades Professional Staff 58 28 Valuation Technician and above 16 4 Valuation Clerk 51 30 Revenue Assistant 42 25 Others 17 2 Administration Group Grades Higher Executive Officer and above 46 16 Executive Officer 29 49
London South East Administrative Officer 38 33 Administrative Assistant 133 95 Others 65 11 Note: "London" and "South East" refer to the Inland Revenue's four London regions and South East regions respectively.