§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the current level of capita] expenditure and the number of employees in British Railways.
§ Mr. FowlerThe current public expenditure White Paper—Cmnd 8175—shows that the board forecasts a capital requirement in 1981–81 of £291 million—1980 survey prices. Latest manpower figures show a corporate total of 236,154 employees, of whom 213,715 are employed in the rail businesses—including British Rail Engineering Ltd.