§ 70. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport how many people, by sexes and duties, respectively, were employed by British Railways during each of the last 10 years in England and Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. MarplesThe British Railways Board tell me that the comparative figures for which the hon. Member has asked are not readily available. They have supplied the following figures which I trust will be found helpful. The overall figures for British Railways are further broken down by duties in the Annual Reports. I understand the Board would be able to supply the hon. Member, if he wishes, with a similar breakdown by duties for the Scottish Region.
British Railways Overall Scottish Region Year Male Female Male Female 1954 … 543,146 34,037 62,500 3,444 1955 … 529,271 33,769 61,562 3,443 1956 … 536,931 33,616 62,091 3,464 1957 … 539,657 33,842 62,676 3,538 1958 … 517,978 32,145 58,271 3,249 1959 … 488,067 30,796 54,010 2,951 1960 … 483,007 31,493 53,291 3,014 1961 … 468,728 31,706 51,596 3,073 1962 … 443,612 31,610 48,884 3,146 1963 … 409,649 29,902 44,902 2,909 The Staff figures refer to the position at 31st December of each year.