§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the implementation of rail safety recommendations by the Railway Inspectorate over the last three years. [125556]
§ Mr. McNultyIn the last three years the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published recommendations as part of their investigation reports into the Hatfield and Potters Bar rail crashes. HSE intend to publish progress reports on implementation of these recommendations once legal proceedings are concluded or not proceeded with.
The Health and Safety Commission progress report of July 2002 on implementation of the recommendations from the Southall, Ladbroke Grove and train protection public inquiries is in the Libraries of the House. A further report will be published later this summer.