Inland Revenue (Hansard, 9 May 1995)

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) which activities of the Inland Revenue are currently outsourced to overseas countries; and to which countries this work is sent; [22137]
(2) what plans he has to outsource further activities of the Inland Revenue to overseas countries; which activities these plans cover; and to which countries this work will go. [22136]

§ Sir George Young
No Inland Revenue activities have been outsourced to overseas countries and there are no plans to do so in the future.

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many short-term contracts at each Inland Revenue office in the United Kingdom are due to expire in the next 12 months. [22141]

§ Sir George Young
The information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants, including those on short-term contracts, he expects to be employed by the Inland Revenue in(a) one year, (b) two years and (c) five years. [22135]

§ Sir George Young
The Inland Revenue expects to employ mostly permanent staff for the foreseeable future. Some staff are expected to be employed on a short-term or casual basis, but the pattern of need for the next five years cannot be predicted with any accuracy at this stage.

§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many civil servants, including those on short-term contracts, are currently employed at each Inland Revenue offices in the United Kingdom; [22166]
(2) how many civil servants are currently employed on short-term contracts at each Inland Revenue office in the United Kingdom. [22142]

§ Sir George Young
The information requested has today been placed in the Library.
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§ Mr. McCartney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will define short-term contract in the context of a contract of employment with the Inland Revenue. [22140]

§ Sir George Young
There is no specific definition of a short-term contract with the Inland Revenue. In essence, a short-term contract could be any form of contract which does not result in the employee becoming a permanent civil servant.