§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will outline(a) the number of jobs to be created by the opening of a new Inland Revenue office at Saltire house in Glenrothes, (b) how many jobs will be recruited locally and (c) what steps are being taken to advertise and recruit local staff.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 12 February 1991]: (a) It is not possible at present to specify the exact number of new jobs that will eventually arise. The office will have 45 staff by April this year and will build up, mainly from 141W January 1992, towards full staffing in the second quarter of 1992. On current planning assumptions it is expected that there will be up to some 250 part-time and full-time jobs at that time.
(b) Most of the staff that are setting up the office have been transferred from nearby Inland Revenue offices. However, about 20 per cent. of those in post by April this year are expected to be new recruits from the local area, and it is planned that most of the additional staff required subsequently will be obtained as far as possible by local recruitment.
(c) The recruitment will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Civil Service Commission for all Government Departments. The Inland Revenue will notify the local careers office and job centre about the posts and will consider advertising in the local press as necessary.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to open a new Inland Revenue office at Saltire house in Glenrothes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Maude[holding answer 12 February 1991]: The Inland Revenue opened a new office at Saltire house in Glenrothes on 7 January 1991. The office is one of a number of new Inland Revenue offices opening throughout the United Kingdom in 1991 and early 1992. They will handle claims for repayments of tax, most of which will arise from the change in the taxation of interest from banks, building societies and other deposit-takers that comes into effect on 6 April 1991.
£ million Tax on North sea production Hydrocarbon oil duties VAT on petroleum products (quarterly) August 1989 318 747 — September 1989 205 739 290 October 1989 357 708 — November 1989 68 765 — December 1989 252 735 290 January 1990 193 698 — February 1990 85 710 — March 1990 679 708 290 April 1990 89 851 — May 1990 87 802 — June 1990 -15 839 320 July 1990 88 813 — August 1990 106 847 — September1990 489 817 340 October 1990 517 776 — November 1990 313 804 — December 1990 -145 802 — Taxes on North sea production include royalties, petroleum revenue tax and North sea corporation tax before ACT set-off. Receipts of hydrocarbon oils duties are published by the Central Statistical Office in "Financial Statistics". The figures for VAT on petroleum products are estimates, based on quarterly consumers' expenditure data.