§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many suicides have taken place on the London Underground in each of the last 10 years. [100624]
§ Mr. HillSafety of passengers and staff on its network is the responsibility of London Underground Ltd. (LUL), which has explained that it is not possible to distinguish between fatalities on London Underground due to accidents and those where a person may have taken their own life. LUL has, however, provided in the table information on the number of fatalities arising from a person striking a train on the London Underground.
Year Number of fatalities 1991 40 1992 31 1993 45 1994 39 1995 18 1996 32 1997 28 1998 25 1999 (to date) 22 Notes:
Statistics are not available for 1989, 1990, and for period between 1 January 1995 and 6 April 1995