HC Deb 15 January 1990 vol 165 c39W
30. Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a special grant to enable British Rail to staff rail stations that are currently unstaffed.

Mr. Portillo

No. Decisions on the staffing of individual stations are management matters for the board in the light of the overall objectives set by the Government and local requirements. Decisions on staffing levels at stations in the metropolitan counties are a matter for the local passenger transport executives. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport has written to the hon. Member on this matter.