§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax inspectors have been employed by the Inland Revenue in each of the last five years. [8312]
§ Mr. JackExcluding staff employed on central administration, in other supportive roles and those in certain specialist offices, the table sets out the number of tax inspectors employed at the end of each of the last five years in December, for the current year
Inspectors
- 1991–92: 6,737
- 1992–93: 6,808
- 1993–94: 6,582
- 1994–95: 6,423
- 1995–96: 6,202
The number of tax inspectors deployed on investigation work has remained broadly constant.