§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue guidelines to taxi and mini-cab drivers on safety precautions to deal with situations involving assault; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have no present plans to do so. The taxi trade has been invited to take part in the deliberations of a Department of Transport standing committee which is considering the problem of violence towards road transport staff.
Table A Nationality 1987 1988 January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June Sri Lankans 27 44 50 87 88 84 84 68 64 58 14 15 15 18 17 15 13 13 Iranians 6 19 29 20 13 10 11 14 8 11 6 7 13 14 13 9 8 8 Ethiopians 0 0 3 9 6 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ghanaians 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Iraqis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 2 1 1 Ugandans 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 6 5