To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many posts at Grade 6 and above there were in (a) Inland Revenue and (b) HM Customs and Excise before their amalgamation into HM Revenue and Customs; and how many posts at Grade 6 and above there are in HM Revenue and Customs. (216623)

HM Revenue and Customs was created on 18 April 2005. The number of staff in posts at grade 6 and above in Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise immediately prior to this was as follows:

On 1 April 2005:

Inland Revenue—1,360 (1,327 full-time equivalent) staff in post at Grade 6 and above.

HM Customs and Excise—266 (262 FTE) staff in post at Grade 6 and above.

On 1 June 2008 there were 1,552 (1,515 FTE) staff in post at Grade 6 and above in HM Revenue and Customs.