§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he will publish the draft legislation to take forward the recommendations of Lord Cullen's inquiry into rail safety. [57146]
§ Mr. ByersThe only recommendations which are likely to require primary legislation are those concerning the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and the Rail Industry Safety Body. In the case of the Rail Industry Safety Body, however, the Rail Regulator may be able to establish this through licence changes, in which case794W primary legislation will not be needed. We will publish proposals for any legislation that is required in the current Session.
§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many people died as a result of railway crashes in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [57122]
§ Mr. JamiesonInformation held by the Health and Safety Executive on the number of train incident fatalities each year since 1997 is contained in the table.
Passengers Railway staff Other people1 Totals 2001–02 0 0 5 5 2000–01 10 4 3 17 1999–2000 29 2 2 33 1998–99 0 0 3 3 1997–98 7 0 3 10 1Pedestrians, car drivers, cyclists