HC Deb 18 May 1998 vol 312 cc217-8W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each year of its operation the number of incidents where drivers of trains using the Channel Tunnel have passed signals at red, broken down by(a) Eurostar, (b) freight and (c) car shuttle services. [41558]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The information requested is as follows:

Signals passed at red
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
(a) Eurostar 2 0 0
(b) Freight 0 0 1
(c) Car shuttle 3 6 6

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each year of its operation the number of incidents where trains have been routed on to tracks where works were in progress in the Channel Tunnel. [41565]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The information requested is as follows:

Trains routed on to tracks where works were in progress
Year Number of incidents
1995–96 0
1996–97 2
1997–98 2

All these incidents occurred on tracks within terminals.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each year of its operation the number of incidents involving staff working without protection on tracks in or approaching the Channel Tunnel. [41561]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The information requested is as follows:

Staff working without protection on tracks in or approaching the Channel Tunnel
Year Number of staff
1995–96 1
1996–97 0
1997–98 0