§ Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Transport if he will give the number, designation and cost of the additional staff to deal with traffic assessments indicated in paragraph 20 of Command Paper No. 163, of 28th March; and what proportion and which designation of such staff have practical experience of railway operations.
§ Mr. MarplesThe additional staff provided are an assistant secretary, a chief statistician, two statisticians, and six executive and clerical staff; their salaries total about £15,000 a year. None of them has practical experience of railway operations.