Ms JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff have left Railtrack Group plc since January 1993 under redundancy or early retirement arrangements; and what has been the total cost of payments made to staff leaving the industry. [280]
§ Mr. WattsRailtrack was formally vested with operating assets, including staff, on 31 March 1994. Since that date, some 463 staff have left the company, at a cost of £11,050,000 in severance costs.
Ms JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the total remuneration paid by his Department to(a) the chairman of Railtrack Group plc, (b) the chief executive of Railtrack Group plc, (c) the finance director of Railtrack Group plc, (d) the director of safety and standards of Railtrack Group plc, (e) the director of engineering and production of Railtrack Group plc and (f) the commercial director of Railtrack Group plc. [277]
Ms JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funds his Department has spent on advice from consultants, outside organisations and individuals on the recruitment of(a) the chairman of Railtrack Group plc, (b) the chief executive of Railtrack Group plc, (c) the finance director of Railtrack Group plc, (d) the director of safety and standards of Railtrack Group plc, (e) the director of engineering and production of Railtrack Group plc and (f) the commercial director of Railtrack Group plc. [276]