§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what was the approximate number of men who have found employment on the nationalised railways in each year since vesting date.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe numbers of males employed and recruited by British Railways (including collection and delivery services) in each calendar year since 1st January, 1948 are:
Number employed as at 1st January Number recruited during year 1948 … … 600,742 * 1949 … … 611,245 80,342 1950 … … 589,640 84,283 1951 … … 570,338 92,168 1952 … … 562,226 93,537 1953 … … 564,846 81,132 1954 … … 558,805 71,641 1955 … … 543,275 70,450 1956 … … 529,271 92,629 1957 … … 536,931 83,031 1958 … … 539,657 49,175 1959 … … 517,978 — * The recruitment figures for 1948 are not readily available.