§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many staff were employed on station duties involving direct contact with the public(a) by each of the British Rail train operating units during their final year of operation and (b) by each of the franchised train operating companies in the latest year for which figures are available. [20471]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe information requested is not available centrally. British Rail did not maintain records of numbers of staff employed on station duties involving direct contact with the public. Any such figures relating to franchised train operators are an operational matter for them.