§ Mr. Chris DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for transport what is his policy regarding the release of information relating to matters affecting rail safety which are of public concern. [115]
§ Mr. WattsThe Department of Transport, the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate's policy is to make information on railway safety available, in line with the code of practice on access to Government information.
Comprehensive information on railway safety is published in Her Majesty's railway inspectorate's annual report on the safety record of the railways in Great Britain.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many railway passengers riding in(a) mark I carriages and (b) carriages of later design and manufacture were killed in train accidents as defined by Her Majesty's chief inspector of railways in 1986 and in each year since then. [762]
§ Mr. WattsThe number of passengers killed, in mark I rolling stock and carriages of later design, in train accidents since 1986 is set out in the following table:
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Mark I Later design 1986 8 — 1987 3 — 1988 34 — 1989 6 — 1990 0 — 1991 4 — 1992 0 —
Mark I Later design 1993 0 — 1994 3 — 1995 0 1 Total 58 1