§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what 391W is the number of known assaults that have taken place on bus drivers or conductors employed by London Transport for the last three years.
§ Mr. SharplesThe Commissioner tells me that 219 cases of assault on bus crews were reported to the Metropolitan police in 1967, 211 in 1968, 297 in 1969, and in the first four months of 1970, 79.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussion his Department is having with officers of London Transport to lessen the possibility of physical assault taking place against bus drivers or conductors employed by London Transport.
§ Mr. SharplesThe arrangements for co-operation between the Metropolitan police and the British Transport police in dealing with these problems were reviewed at a meeting last year.