Written question asked by Hugh Bayley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 January 1996. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 January 1996 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: Pursuant to his Answer of 9th January, Official Report, column 31-4W, about British Rail businesses which have been sold, whether he will give in respect of each business (a) the number of people employed by the business at the time of its sale, (b) the number of employees of the business made redundant by British Rail between 1st January 1993 and the date of its sale, (c) the cost to British Rail of these redundancy payments, (d) the name and address of the businesses new owner and (e) the sum of money paid by the new owner to acquire the business; and what has been the total sum received to date from the sale of British Rail assets and rail franchises since the Railways Act 1993 received Royal Assent, listing all assets and franchises sold which did not appear in the Answer. - Inc figs.

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