§ Mr. Richard Pageasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the annual wastage in employment over the past four years for British Railways; and what this represents as a percentage of the total number of employees.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe net changes in personnel employed on the railways 775W for the four years 1st January 1973 to 1st January 1977 were as follows:
Change in manpower Numbers Percentage of total 1st January 1973 to 1st January 1974 -5,761 -2.9 1st January 1974 to 1st January 1975 +4,017 +2.1 1st January 1975 to 1st January 1976 -4,960 -2.5 1st January 1976 to 1st January 1977 -7,236 -3.8 Annual wastage rates vary considerably between grades, and it is not the Board's practice to publish them.