§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Minister of Transport how many men were employed by the railway companies of Great Britain in the years 1913 and 1928, respectively?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONA return issued by the Board of Trade in 1915 shows that the average weekly number of staff employed by the railway companies in Great Britain during the year 1913 was 590,702, exclusive of the staffs employed at the companies' docks and in connection with certain other non-railway businesses. A return issued by my Department in August, 1928, shows that the number of staff employed by the railway companies in all their businesses during the week ended 10th March, 1928, was 677,148.