§ 75. Mr. Spriggsasked the Minister of Transport how many railway workshops were closed or partially closed in each year since 1962; how many railway workshop staff were made redundant as a result of this policy; and how many were given training courses to fit them for other work.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe total number of staff given training courses cannot be readily ascertained. The following is the informal ion about closures and redundancy:
BRITISH RAILWAYS WORKSHOPS Redundancies due to closure, partial closure, or curtailment of major activities of Works, 1962–65* A B C Year Number of Works affected Staff-Redundant 1962 … … 17 2,326 1963 … … 25 8,126 1964 … … 18 4,462 1965 … … 13 1,648 TOTAL 1,6562† * The number of works affected over the period is 29. Column B shows the number within this total at which staff became surplus in each year. † 4,346 of this total took alternative railway employment.