asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of the staff of British Rail are currently in receipt of a salary of more than (a) £2,500 per annum, (b) £5,000 per annum, and (c) £7,500 per annum; what proportions these represent of the total workforce; and how this compares with the situation in the railway industry in France, Germany and Italy, respectively.

I regret that I do not have this information.