§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of personnel the Inland Revenue will(a) recruit, (b) transfer from other departments and (c) transfer from other duties in the Inland Revenue to administer the working families tax credit and the disabled person's tax credit. [67983]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 1 February 1999]: It is not expected that staff from other Government Departments or Inland Revenue will be transferred directly to the new Tax Credits Office but the recruitment programme is an open competition so anyone qualified can apply. It is not possible to establish how many of the successful candidates will be existing civil servants.