§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many successful prosecutions were carried out against passengers for dropping litter on(a) trains and (b) buses last year. [165151]
§ Mr. McNultyThe British Transport Police have advised me that there were no successful prosecutions against passengers dropping litter on trains during 2003. Two people were successfully prosecuted for littering offences on railway stations. Information on prosecutions for dropping litter on buses is not collected centrally.