HC Deb 09 May 1988 vol 133 c34W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will issue a direction to London Regional Transport to install transparent skirting boards on escalators on the London underground.

Mr. David Mitchell

No. LRT has a statutory duty to have due regard to safety. It is for LRT to make proposals for specific measures which may be necessary in the light of the lessons learnt following the King's Cross fire and the findings of the formal investigation.