Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 2000. It was answered by Lord Whitty (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 December 2000.

Whitty, Lord

Question: Why, following a minor derailment near Motherwell on 26 November caused by a track defect, the police detained all 400 passengers for five hours, transferring them to taxis for individual formal interviews before allowing them to be transported to their destination by coach; and whether the British Transport Police or the Strathclyde Police were responsible for declaring the minor derailment near Motherwell on 26 November a "scene of crime"; whether every one of the 400 passengers was asked whether they had derailed the train, as reported in Rail Magazine on 13 December; and, if so, on whose decision. [HL 117] [HL 118].

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