§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his latest estimate of the number of railwaymen now employed in Scotland; and how the current position compares with that in 1964 and 1974.
§ Mr. William RodgersI understand from the British Railways Board that the figures are as follows: December 1964, 38,391; December 1974, 20,854; July 1977, 19,121.