§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many strikes have been recorded on low bridges(a) over and (b) supporting railway lines from 1998–99 to 1999–2000. [125589]
§ Mr. HillThe numbers of bridge strike incidents over and under railway lines are as follows:
Year Overbridge Underbridge Total 1998–99 96 1,332 1,428 1999–2000 104 1,533 1,637 Note:
The figures for 1999–2000 are provisional.