Written question asked by Hugh Bayley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 January 1996. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Monday, 29 January 1996 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

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Dept of Transport

Question

How many (a) enquiries and (b) bids were received from companies or individuals interested in purchasing the British Rail Central Printing Unit at York; how many employees work in the unit at present; what was the unit's turnover in 1995; when the unit is due to close; what will happen to its staff; and what consideration led to the decision not to sell the unit as a going concern. - Inc figs for number of staff.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

11677; 270 c483-4W;270 c485-6W

Session

1995-96

Subjects

British Rail Privatisation Staff York

Contains statistics

Yes