Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 January 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Monday, 26 January 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the monthly number of staff fatalities in the railway industry for each of the last five years. - Includes table and ref to Chief Inspector of Railways Annual Reports on Railway Safety, in Library.

Answer: Mr. Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the monthly number of staff fatalities in the railway industry for each of the last five years. [24439] Ms Glenda Jackson: Details on the number of staff fatalities in the railway industry for the past five years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 Total April 0 0 0 1 0 1 May 0 1 0 0 0 1 June 2 0 2 0 0 4 July 1 2 1 2 0 6 August 2 0 0 0 0 2 September 0 0 0 0 1 1 October 0 0 3 0 0 3 November 1 0 0 0 1 2 December 2 2 1 1 0 6 January 0 0 1 0 0 1 February 0 1 0 0 0 1 March 3 2 1 1 0 7 Total 11 8 9 5 2 35 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures cover all railways in Great Britain, and are published in the Chief Inspector of Railways Annual Reports on Railway Safety, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.

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