§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people are employed at each of the British Rail civil engineering design offices in(a) Birmingham, (b) Croydon, (c) Glasgow, (d) Swindon and (e) York; how many bids in respect of each of these offices have been received by the BR vendor unit from organisations which wish to purchase them; and when he expects a decision on the bids will be made. [19751]
§ Mr. WattsThe number of staff currently employed at each of the civil engineering design offices is as follows:
Number a) Birmingham 119 b) Croydon 180 c) Glasgow 63 d) Swindon 140 e) York 160 The number of bids received for the design offices is commercially confidential.
A decision on the bids will be made when negotiations are completed.