HC Deb 14 March 2002 vol 381 c1206W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what estimate he has made of the skills shortage in the rail industry in terms of(a) numbers of people and (b) skill areas. [42809]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The progress report on the delivery of the Framework for Skills for the Rail Industry provides at Annexe 4 an analysis of the occupations in which there are skill shortages. The report is available on the Department for Education and Skills website—www.dfes.gov.uk/railindustry.