§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of Inland Revenue collection staff employed in each year since 1979, broken down to show those employed in ensuring the collection of(a) PAYE, (b) capital gains tax, (c) corporation tax, (d) schedule D tax and (e) national insurance contributions.
§ Sir George YoungExcluding staff employed on central administration, the table sets out the total numbers of Inland Revenue staff engaged on the collection of tax within the Department's accounts offices, local office network, and the enforcement officers for each year since 1978–79 and how many were working in the areas of(a) PAYE, (b) capital gains tax, (c) corporation tax and (d) schedule D tax. Under (a) the figures include staff used in collecting PAYE from employers and a relatively small number of schedule E tax assessments. As resource usage on national insurance contribution work is incidental to mainstream tax collection, it is not separately recorded.
575WThe number of staff employed on collection and enforcement work has decreased since 1979. The greater proportion of the reduction arose through automation but other decreases resulted from administrative and efficiency measures and the transfer of work to other parts of the Department. Conversely, extra work loads attracted staff increases but the net overall reduction in permanent staff is around 2,860.