§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are employed in transport on the railways; and how many were so employed in May 1997. [141728]
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 11 December 2000]: Statistics derived from the Annual Employment survey are available quarterly from the Office for National Statistics. The relevant survey figures for rail transport for June 1997 and June 2000 are 43,000 and 49,000 respectively. The figures comprise staff employed directly by the various rail companies.