§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what are the costs so far to(a) British Rail and (b) his Department of preparing for the privatisation of railways;
(2) what are (a) the staff costs and (b) the consultancy fees he expects (i) British Rail and (ii) his Department to incur in 1992–93 and 1993–94 in preparing for privatisation;
(3) what sums (a) British Rail and (b) his Department have budgeted for 1993–94 to meet the cost of preparing for rail privatisation.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Department of Transport's internal BR privatisation costs cannot be separately identified before September 1991. The following costs include those of special advisers where appropriate:
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£ million 1991–92 0.5 1992–93 estimated outturn 1.5 1993–94 expected expenditure 9.5 Consultants' costs: 1991–92 0.5 1992–93 estimated outturn 5.2 1993–94 expected expenditure 12.0 British Rail's costs and estimates are a matter for British Rail.