Written question asked by Andrew Welsh (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 20 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 April 2001. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 5 April 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed (a) full time and (b) part time with HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. - Inc figures and ref to Cabinet Office's "Civil Service Staff in Post", copies in the Library. (Holding answer 23 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Welsh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time with HM Customs and Excise in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. [155305] Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 23 March 2001]: Staff in post figures for Customs and Excise are published in the Cabinet Office's "Civil Service Staff in Post" summaries, copies of which are in the Library. In 1999-2000 there were an average of 1,322 full-time and 80 part-time staff employed in Scotland by HM Customs and Excise. The equivalent figures for the UK were 21,522 full-time and 2,029 part-time. For 2000-01, Scotland had an average of 1,206 full-time and 87 part-time staff. In the UK as a whole 20,965 full-time and 2,133 part-time staff were employed.

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