Orders of the Day — Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:49 pm on 8 December 2004.

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Photo of John Healey John Healey The Economic Secretary to the Treasury 4:49, 8 December 2004

I am sorry but I need to explain the point to the hon. Gentleman again. The staff savings that flow directly from integration are set at 3,200—HMRC has signed up to deliver that target by the end of 2007–08. The costs of those posts plus the associated overheads could be approximately £100 million. That is part of a total saving, set at £507 million, that the department will achieve by the end of 2007–08. They are Gershon savings and include additional savings on posts through integration. Those efficiency savings will save at least £507 million by the end of 2007–08. Hon. Members should not regard that as new information, because in September a 16-page note, entitled "HMRC Efficiency Technical Note" was produced on the department's efficiency plan. Hon. Members will find plenty of information in that publication that they do not seem to have.