HC Deb 19 November 1998 vol 319 c828W
Mr. Peter Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate how many domestic animals were killed or injured on railway tracks in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [60501]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate does not record this information. Under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR 95) these types of incidents are reportable to the Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate only if damage is caused to the train necessitating immediate temporary or permanent repair.