§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year from 1979 to date, including the total so far this year, the number of deaths that have occurred on the railways in Yorkshire in(a) accidents, (b) suicides and (c) trespassing; and, of that total, how many were railway staff.
§ Mr. PortilloInformation on a county basis is not readily available.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by year from 1979 to date the number of deaths that occurred on the United Kingdom railways in(a) accidents, (b) suicides and (c) trespassing incidents; how many have occurred to date in 1988; of the above totals, how many were railway staff; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloThe table gives the information requested in respect of railways in Great Britain. Details of accidents on Northern Ireland railways are not reported to the Department of Transport.
Deaths occurring on the railways of Great Britain—1979 to 1988:
Accidents (Staff included in total in total shown in brackect) Suicides Trespassers 1979 107 (43) 180 134 1980 69 (32) 220 140 1981 76 (27) 222 147 1982 57 (27) 166 130 1983 69 (28) 212 146 1984 76 (25) 193 146 1985 74 (25) 168 150 1986 72 (16) 163 162 1987 104 (16) 173 144 1988 55 (16) 97 1185 1 Some may transfer to the suicides category when a coroner's verdict is received.