§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many managerial and clerical staff have been hired to deal with rail privatisation by his Department; and if he will list their positions and salaries;
(2) how many managerial and clerical staff have been hired to deal with rail privatisation by British Rail; and if he will list their positions and salaries;
(3) if he will list the number of staff that have been recruited by British Rail to deal with the restructuring of BR in preparation for privatisation.
§ Mr. FreemanFour staff, filling two full-time posts up to December 1993, and one thereafter, were hired specifically for rail privatisation work. All were administrative assistants in the full-time salary range £7,247 to £9,499 per annum.
At present, approximately 40 full-time equivalent staff work on rail privatisation matters.
BR staff matters are for them.