§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers and staff were assaulted on British Rail stations in Scotland in each of the past five years; and how many of those assaults took place on unstaffed stations.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of assaults on British Rail stations in Scotland were as follows:
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1989 1990 11991 Passengers 84 118 96 Staff 45 73 32 1 1991 to date. Figures for earlier years were kept on a different basis and are not comparable.
A breakdown of the figures by staffed/unstaffed stations is not readily available. British Rail and British Transport police are considering ways in which such an analysis could be provided in the future.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those British Rail stations in Scotland which are unstaffed for all or part of the day and which have security cameras and emergency telephones for use by passengers.
§ Mr. FreemanThere are no unstaffed British Rail stations in Scotland equipped with security cameras and emergency telephones. Some unstaffed stations do have special telephones for obtaining train information.