asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish as part of his forthcoming review a table showing, for each of the last 10 years, the approximate passenger mileage on British Railways under the headings of: Inter-City; suburban and local services, together with the approximate income from each category in each year.

The information referred to is available only for the year 1970 onwards. I shall take account of my hon. Friend's suggestion in considering what information to make available in the forthcoming consultative document.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will appoint an independent inspector to arbitrate in the event of passenger transport executives and British Rail authorities failing to agree on arrangements for commuter lines which cross more than one passenger transport authority area.

A decision to do this would have to depend, among other things, on whether I had powers to do so in the actual circumstances of any case that might arise.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the total number of employees of British Rail on a comparable basis in each year from 1963 to 1975; and what was the route mileage operated for each year.

Following is the information: