§ 40. Mr. Bradleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has consulted the Freight Integration Council over the future size of the railway network.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsNo.
§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will bring up to date the statistics given on pages 82 and 83 of the Report "The Reshaping of British Railways" Part 1.
§ Mr. PeytonNo. These statistics were produced by British Railways for specific purposes almost 10 years ago and are not necessarily relevant to its present needs.
§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will bring up to date the statistics for the number and average earnings of British Railways staff given in Appendix E of the National Board for Prices and Incomes Report No. 8.
§ Mr. PeytonNo. Statistics are available in the annual report of the British Railways Board and the Department of EmploymentGazette.
§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will bring up to date the statistics for the actual allocation of British Railways' revenue and expenses given on page 63 of Command Paper No. 3439.
§ Mr. PeytonNo. These forecasts were produced by the Railways Board for the specific purposes of the Joint Steering Group on Railway Policy in 1967. British Rail provides full financial and statistical information on current performance in its annual report and accounts.