HM Revenue and Customs Boat Sector

Robert Key
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many intelligence officers are (a) employed by HM Revenue and Customs and (b) assigned to the uncanalised yacht and pleasure craft sector of HM Revenue and Customs' responsibilities.

John Healey
In September 2006 Intelligence became part of a new Risk and Intelligence Directorate and currently deploys 1200 staff.

It is not possible to extract the specific numbers of staff assigned to the uncanalised yacht and pleasure craft sector for the reasons given in the written answer by the Paymaster General on 19 July 2006, Official Report, column 521W, to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew).