§ Mr. Awdryasked the Minister of Transport if she will give the number of proposals for rail passenger service closures on which transport users' consultative committees had reported which were before the Minister of Transport on 16th October, 1964, the number on which the transport users' consultative committees have reported to the Minister of Transport since 16th October, 1964, and the number of decisions on closure proposals which the Minister of Transport has given a decision since 16th October, 1964, showing the number of consents and the number of refusals.
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§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Minister of Transport if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total numbers currently employed in the principal railway workshops and the numbers employed in the same establishments in January, 1964.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe following is the information:
§ Mr. John MorrisOn 16th October, 1964, the Minister had before him 35 proposals for service closures or service modifications (involving reductions in the number of stations) and 1 proposal for the closure of an individual station. All of these had been reported upon by Transport Users Consultative Committees.
Since 16th October, 1964, Transport Users Consultative Committees have reported upon 133 proposals for service closures or service modifications and 54 proposals for the closure of individual stations. During this period, my right hon. Friend and her predecessor have given decisions on 171 proposals. Of 79W these, they consented to 105 and refused 29 proposals for service closures, or service modifications and consented to 32 and refused 5 proposals for the closure of individual stations. In addition, consent has been given to the closure of 24 stations proposed for closure as part of service modification proposals to which consent has been refused or on which decisions have been deferred, and consent has been refused to the closure of 34 stations proposed for closure as part of service modification proposals to which consent has been given.