§ Mr. G. HALLasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport the number of deaths in the United Kingdom during the last 10 years caused by the opening of the doors of compartments whilst the trains are in motion; and will he give each year separately?
§ Colonel ASHLEYThe number of persons killed in 1913 and each subsequent year through falling from trains is as follows:
29 1914 … … … … 37 1915 … … … … 51 1916 … … … … 52 1917 … … … … 23 1918 … … … … 36 1919 … … … … 28 1920 … … … … 30 1921 … … … … 22 1922 … … … … 24 The figures up to and including 1921 relate to Great Britain and Ireland, while those for 1922 relate to Great Britain only.