§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How the number of people electrocuted on the United Kingdom railway system compares to the total number of people killed on the railways for the last 12-month period for which figures are available. [HLI506]
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§ Lord Macdonald of TradestonThe information requested is shown in the table below. The period covered is the 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000.
Category Total Fatalities fatalities due to Electrocution Passengers 47 0 Railway Staff 5 0 Other Members of the Public 13 0 Adult Trespassers and Suicides 268 13 Child Trespassers and Suicides 6 3 Total 339 16 Further details can be found in the Chief Inspector of Railways Annual Report on the safety record of the railways in Great Britain during 1999–2000. Appendix 8 of the report gives a further breakdown of fatalities and injuries to trespassers due to electrocution. Copies are available in the House Library.