§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many collection staff were working for Customs and Excise in each year since 1980(a) in London and the south-east and (b) in the United Kingdom as a whole in the area of value added tax.
§ Sir John CopeIt is not possible to provide value added tax employment figures for London and the south-east for the whole period requested. For the years ending 31 March 1991–92 and 1992–93, 3,727 and 3,627 staff in this geographical area were employed on such work. The comparable figure on plans for the current financial year is 3,350 staff. The United Kingdom figures for the same three years are 9,612, 9,429 and 9,500 respectively.