§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many customs officers were employed on anti-smuggling activities in each of the past 10 years. [117549]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 3 April 2000]: The total number of Customs officers (in terms of staff years) allocated to frontier anti-smuggling work in the last 10 years, and planned for the next three years, is as follows:
Year Number 2002–03 2,676 2001–02 2,576 2000–01 2,449 1999–2000 2,281 1998–99 2,263 1997–98 2,288 1996–97 2,288 1995–96 2,580 1994–95 2,715 1993–94 2,895 1992–93 2,895 1991–92 3,082 1990–91 3,082