HC Deb 02 April 2001 vol 366 cc69-70W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent incidents against members of the public have taken place at(a) Wandsworth Town railway station and (b) Wandsworth Common railway station in the last month; and what action the Metropolitan police have taken to deal with such incidents. [156172]

Mr. Hill

I have been asked to reply.

The British Transport Police (BTP) are responsible for policing the railways. Between 1 January and 31 March only one notifiable offence of 'violence against the person' has been reported to the BTP. This was a robbery that occurred at Wandsworth Town station on 23 March. This incident is being investigated within Operation Fraser. This is an ongoing operation by the BTP following an increase in robberies throughout the South London area. It involves high profile uniform patrols, intelligence gathering and post incident investigation.