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Lord Harris of Greenwich
asked Her Majesty's Government:The total uniformed strength of HM Customs and Excise on 1st October 1983, and the complete figures for 1st October 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 respectively.
Lord Cockfield
Figures for 1st October each year are not available, but the total uniformed strength of HM Customs and Excise is given below for 1st April each year:
| 1979 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4,665 |
| 1980 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4,382 |
| 1981 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4,162 |
| 1982 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,959 |
| 1983 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,746 |