HC Deb 03 December 1987 vol 123 cc699-700W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many drivers on the Underground have been disciplined or threatened with disciplinary action for refusing to take out trains on which the driver's radio was not working; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Mitchell

Disciplinary action is entirely a matter for the management of London Underground. Trains are not allowed to be taken out on the deep tube system unless they have a working radio; and I am informed that no drivers have been disciplined for refusing to take out trains on which the driver's radio was inoperative.