HC Deb 09 February 1989 vol 146 c745W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many physical assaults have taken place on(a) women and (b) men between the ages of 45 and 65 years on London Regional Transport buses in the last 12 months; and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987;

(2) how many physical assaults have taken place on (a) women and (b) men between the ages of 65 and 80 years on London Regional Transport buses in the last 12 months; and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987;

(3) how many physical assaults have taken place on (a) women and (b) men between the ages of 25 and 45 years on London Regional Transport buses in the last 12 months; and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987;

(4) how many physical assaults have taken place on (a) women and (b) men between the ages of 16 and 25 years on London Regional Transport buses in the last 12 months; and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987;

(5) how many children below the age of 14 years have been physically assaulted on London Regional Transport buses in the last 12 months; and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Mr. Portillo

Assaults on passengers on buses in London are dealt with by the Metropolitan police. London regional transport does not maintain a central statistical record of such assaults.

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