§ 53. Mr. Gummerasked the Minister of Transport whether he will publish comparative figures to show productivity per man employed in British Railways and in the other countries of the European Community.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe latest figures available to me relate to 1978 and are set out in the following table, which disregards, in the case of British Rail, staff employed in British Rail Engineering Ltd.
Train kilometres per member of staff Railways BR—Great Britain 2,525 CFL—Luxembourg 1,138 CIE—Ireland 1,729 DB—West Germany 1,710 DSB—Denmark 2,516 FS—Italy 1,367 NS—Netherlands 4,131 SNCB—Belgium 1,664 SNCF—France 1,967
Passenger kilometres plus tonne kilometres per member of staff (thousands) Railways BR—Great Britain 285 CFL—Luxembourg 209 CIE—Ireland 185 DB—West Germany 277 DSB—Denmark 266 FS—Italy 259 NS—Netherlands 423 SNCB—Belgium 257 SNCF—France 474 Sources: BR—Facts and Figures Second edition International Union of Railways (U.I.C.).