§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he or any of his Ministers or civil servants had any communications with members of the board of British Rail or Railtrack on the subject of the signalling staff pay offer; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacGregor[holding answer 17 June 1994]: Negotiations about the pay of signalling staff are a matter for Railtrack. But I, my Ministers and senior civil servants have made clear to members of the boards of British Railways and Railtrack on a number of occasions the importance which the Government attach to controlling public expenditure and restraining paybill costs.