HC Deb 03 March 1997 vol 291 c501W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when(a) the British Rail architecture design group and (b) British Rail businesses were wound up; if he will indicate in each case the number of employees (i) in total and (ii) in York one year before the wind-up date; and what sums were spent on (1) redundancy payments and (2) other costs associated with the winding-up of the businesses. [16644]

Mr. Watts

Details of the costs incurred by the British Railways Board on those businesses which were wound up as part of the privatisation process are a matter for the board itself.