§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a) warning letters and (b) enforcement notices have been given by the Health and Safety Executive to (i) Railtrack and (ii) train operating companies for each year since 1995–96; and if he will provide details of each such letter or notice. [31234]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe information on the number of warning letters could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
446WThe number of enforcement notices (prohibition and improvement) issued on the railway industry by HSE are:
Railtrack TOCs 1995–96 17 7 1996–97 10 11 1997–98 7 22 1998–99 7 14 1999–2000 18 28 2000–01 25 26 2001–021 40 34 1 Up to 31 January 2002 Details of enforcement notices could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) if he will list the prosecutions of train operating companies by the Health and Safety Executive for failure to meet targets for reducing the incidents of signals passed at danger in each year since 1995–96; [31197]
(2) if he will list the prosecutions of Railtrack by the Health and Safety Executive for failure to meet targets for improvements to signals to reduce incidents of signals passed at danger in each year since 1995–96. [31198]
§ Mr. JamiesonThere have been no such prosecutions for failure to meet such targets.