§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish as part of his forthcoming review a table showing for each of the last 10 years the number of road vehicles operated by the British Railways Board engaged in collection or delivery of goods transported by rail and the income to British Rail from the GPO for carriage of mail.
§ Dr. GilbertSince the Transport Act 1968 collection and delivery for British Rail has been carried out under contract by National Carriers Ltd., a subsidiary of the National Freight Corporation. Details of the numbers of vehicles operated by the NFC are contained in its annual reports. Details of the income of the Railways Board from the carriage of postal parcels and letter mails are contained in the Board's annual reports. I shall take account of my hon. Friend's suggestion in considering what information to make available in the forthcoming consultative document.