Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Keir Mather (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: Trespass
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passengers delayed as a result of rail trespass incidents in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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There were 65,540 trespass incidents recorded by the British Transport Police in the last five years (2021/22 to 2025/26); we do not have an assessment of the number of passengers delayed by these incidents.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 17399
- Session
- 2026-27
- Related items
- Subjects
- Railways Standards Trespass
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-09-14 13:28:46 +0100
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