§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has had any recent discussions with the chairman of British Rail in relation to the catering facilities available on trains and the possibility of these services being carried out by private contractors; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David MitchellBR is making train and station catering a priority in applying its new criteria for competitive supply of services. In particular it is examining the costing and tendering arrangements necessary to facilitate competition in this area. The board is keeping us informed on progress.
Wholemilk Production (All Animals) in EC 1960 to 1983 '000 tonnes 1960 1970 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Belgium 3,914 3,745 4,029 4,032 4,068 4,102 4,178 Denmark 5,441 4,718 5,365 5,271 5,161 5,358 5,693 France 21,883 28,325 33,210 33,715 33,870 34,492 35,041 Germany 19,592 22,058 24,222 25,094 25,204 25,781 27,208 Greece na na na na 2,176 2,137 2,062 Ireland 3,316 4,290 5,534 5,425 5,337 5,748 6,140 Italy 10,466 10,024 11,230 11,438 11,342 11,419 11,889 Luxembourg 205 230 284 289 289 299 310 Netherlands 6,838 8,239 11,592 11,785 12,147 12,708 13,240 United Kingdom 12,503 14,512 17,839 17,826 17,623 18,463 18,926 SourceEurostat.