§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the number of jobs lost on British Rail during the past 10 consecutive years and the grades and sections from which they were lost.
§ Mr. EyreI understand from the British Railways Board that the information is not available in the form requested. However, details of the number of staff employed in major groups of grades in the rail business since 1972—excluding British Rail police and corporate headquarters—are shown below.
recently been acquired by the Department. Negotiations are already in hand to let these to the council. The properties were let with the assistance of the district valuer and no other agency was involved.
I understand that of the nine residential properties already let to the London borough of Greenwich, eight are occupied by tenants and the other is empty. But it was only let to the council last month.
The Greater London council has also acquired about 200 properties, including shop premises and residential units. I have no details of the current occupation of these properties.