§ Mr. Mappasked the Minister of Transport if she will indicate the ranges and numbers of staff for which she is responsible, excluding accident staff, who are engaged on railway studies; and what proportion of each group have railway experience.
§ Mr. SwinglerMinistry staff directly concerned with the work of British Railways and railway matters generally are:—
Administrative … … … 9 Professional … … … 2 Executive … … … 24 Clerical … … … 18 These figures do not include staff engaged on studies where railways are part of a wider field.
As in other parts of the Department, the professional staff have had first-hand 71W experience of their subject prior to joining the Department; the remaining staff have had experience appropriate to their grading within the Department and to the work they have to do, but railway experience is not necessary.