HC Deb 11 November 1970 vol 806 c182W
44. Mr. David Stoddart

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment in the light of the profit of £70,000 on work for outside parties by British Railways workshops, as revealed in the British Railways Board Annual Report and Accounts for 1969, if he will issue a general direction to the British Railways Board to maintain and extend operations in this field.

Mr. Peyton

I am reviewing the manufacturing activities of British Railways under Section 48 of the Transport Act, 1968.