British Rail Stations (Hansard, 9 March 1994)

§ Mr. Dowd
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Rail stations within the Greater London regional passenger committee area are totally unstaffed.

§ Mr. Freeman
Of the 462 stations which fall within the boundaries of the London regional passenger committees, 62 are unstaffed.

§ Mr. Dowd
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Rail stations in the Greater London 269W regional passenger committee area staffed on the basis of less than two full shifts on any (a) week day, (b) Saturday and (c) Sunday.

§ Mr. Freeman
The information is not readily available in the form required and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Cunninghame, North (Mr. Wilson) on 15 July 1993,Official Report, columns 583–84, which showed that of the 2,551 stations on the British Rail network, 977 were wholly unstaffed.

§ Mr. Dowd
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the timings of the shift rota for British Rail station staff in the Greater London regional passenger committee area.

§ Mr. Freeman.
Comprehensive information cannot be obtained except at disproportionate cost. The timings of the shift rota for British Rail station staff vary depending on the requirements of the station concerned.