Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many permanent HMRC staff in post at the end of financial year 2010-11 had worked for the organisation for (a) under five years, (b) five to nine years, (c) 10 to 19 years and (d) more than 19 years.

The number of people employed by HMRC for the year ending 31 March 2011 was 74,380. This figure is broken down by how long people have been employed in the Civil Service (not specifically HMRC) as follows:

a) Under 5 years: 6,770 b) 5 – 9 years: 15,352 c) 10 – 19 years: 16,275 d) 19+ years: 35,983

The information is provided in this format to accurately reflect the length of service for employees who belonged to legacy departments, for example Inland Revenue, Customs & Excise and Contributions Agency as well as other Government Departments.