HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 cc152-3W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications for passenger safety on the London underground of unintelligible or inaudible announcements; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Portillo

The statutory responsibility for underground safety rests with London Regional Transport. However, I understand that it has accepted and is pursuing recommendation 110 of the Fennell report that the quality and scope of public address equipment should be improved and cover a wider area of stations.

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