§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Transport what have been the employment levels and redundancies in British Railways for each of the years from 1970 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Fowler[pursuant to his reply, 25 March 1981]: The following information has been supplied by the British Railways Board:
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Number of staff employed at end of year Numbers of staff made redundant during year 1970 213,236 2,587 1971 205,928 2,128 1972 200,957 2,135 1973 195,205 1,561 1974 199,468 803 1975 194,578 708 no need for a special inquiry. As the hon. Member knows, the provisional figures for last year indicate that it was one of the safest on the railways ever.