§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will place in the Library a paper setting out the financial and commercial reasons underlying the proposal by British Rail's subsidiary, Interlogic Control Engineering, to close its York office; and what reasons he has received from Interlogic for adopting this proposal522W rather than closing one of its other offices or reducing the size of the work force at several locations;
(2) how much British Rail's subsidiary, Interlogic Control Engineering, estimates that it will cost (a) itself and (b) the Exchequer to make redundancy payments to the 169 staff at its York office.
§ Mr. WattsThe deployment of staff in Interlogic Control Engineering, the closure of the York office and associated redundancy payments are management matters for the British Railways Board. The cost of redundancy payments, which falls entirely to the British Railways Board, will depend upon individual circumstances. There are no direct costs to the Exchequer.