To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of Clerks to the General Commissioner who will be involved in the final year scheme. (150921)

The final year scheme will involve all of the Clerks who are in office when the year begins. There are currently 234 Clerks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse of the Clerks to the General Commissioner of Taxes was in 2006-07. (150922)

The total cost of the Clerks to the General Commissioners in 2006-07 was £2,393,000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of the remuneration will be under the proposed final year scheme for Clerks to General Commissioners. (150931)

It is not possible to say at this stage what the costs of remuneration will be in the final year. This is because the final package of remuneration will be based on the work the Clerks do in the preceding year. Some of the details of the scheme are also still to be finalised. Officials are currently drawing up draft proposals for discussion with the Association of Clerks. These will be ready by the end of the summer.