HC Deb 08 February 1989 vol 146 c704W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many physical assaults have taken place on bus drivers and bus conductors working for London Regional Transport in the last 12 months, and what were the figures for 1985, 1986 and 1987.

Mr. Portillo

There were 823 reported assaults on drivers and conductors of London Buses Ltd. in 1988 compared with 1,358 in 1985, 1,109 in 1986 and 880 in 1987.