HC Deb 17 May 1996 vol 277 c596W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many full-time staff were employed by the Inland Revenue on tax evasion investigations, and at what cost, in each of the last five years. [29594]

Mr. Jack

I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 3 November 1995,Official Report, column 503. No later figures are available at this stage.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases of evasion of payments of(a) income tax and (b) other tax have been discovered in each of the last five years; and what has been the value of the revenue recovered in both categories. [29592]

Mr. Jack

I refer to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 26 October 1995,Official Report, columns 727–28. No later figures are available at this stage.