§ 19. Mr. Robert Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he had any discussions with British Rail Engineering Ltd. management concerning its plans for workshop closures.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe board informed me, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, in advance of its proposals for reducing workshop capacity.
§ 25. Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has had any discussions with trade unions concerning the proposed redundancies in British Rail Engineering Ltd.
§ Mr. David MitchellNo. The proposed reductions in manpower are matters for British Rail and BREL, which are consulting their unions in the normal way.