§ Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Transport if he will indicate the number of advisory staff and administrative staff, respectively, in his Department dealing separately with road and railway matters, excluding in both cases the personnel engaged on safety arrangements.
§ Mr. MarplesThe figures are:
(a) (b) Roads Railways Administrative Staff 31 12 Professional and Technical Staff 352 1 Executive and Clerical Staff 681 28 TOTAL 1,064 41 The staff shown in column (a) are those concerned with the construction and maintenance of roads and the regulation of road traffic. The broadly corresponding work in relation to railways is done by staff of the British Transport Commission.