§ Mr. Walter Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if it remains his policy that there should not be any material variation from the pattern of basic organisation structure being discussed, for five years after implementation, which for this purpose is assumed to be in 1973–74, and that this will apply to the size of the railway network.
§ Mr. PeytonThe Railways Board have no plans for any material variation in the proposals for re-structuring their field organisation, to which I gave my approval on 27th July.