HC Deb 23 July 1996 vol 282 cc148-9W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to repeal and replace the provision of the Regulation of Railways Act 1871 which sets up and publishes a report into railway accidents and if he will make a statement. [38544]

Mr. Watts

The Health and Safety Commission has recently undertaken a review of railway safety legislation, including the regulation of Railways Act 1871, and published its proposals in a consultative document. I await the commission's recommendations.

The Health and Safety at Works, etc. Act 1974 contains provisions under which accidents on the railway may be investigated and reports published.