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Mr. Biggs-Davison
asked the Minister of Transport what consultations have taken place with London Transport about violence on the buses and underground against staff and passengers; and what decisions were taken.
Mr. Fowler
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department and I met the chairman of the London Transport Executive on 30 October to discuss this problem, having earlier met representatives of the London Transport staff unions.We have agreed in principle to the establishment of a working conference to be held in the new year at which representatives of the various organisations concerned about violence on transport systems throughout the country can meet
| MOTOR CYCLIST* CASUALTIES AND CASUALTY RATES: 1975 to 1978. | |||||||
| Number | Rate per 100,000 population | Rate per 1,000 vehicles licensed | |||||
| Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | Killed | Injured | ||
| 1975 Yorkshire region | … | 106 | 5,217 | 2·2 | 107 | 0·08 | 3·7 |
| Rest of England & Wales | … | 677 | 47,714 | 1·5 | 108 | 0·05 | 3·2 |
| 1976 Yorkshire region | … | 99 | 5,847 | 2·0 | 120 | 0·07 | 4·0 |
| Rest of England & Wales | … | 854 | 57,795 | 1·9 | 131 | 0·06 | 3·8 |
| 1977 Yorkshire region | … | 114 | 5,939 | 2·3 | 122 | … | … |
| Rest of England & Wales | … | 988 | 61,266 | 2·2 | 138 | … | … |
| 1978 Yorkshire region | … | 130 | 6,073 | 2·7 | 124 | 0·09 | 4·3 |
| Rest of England & Wales | … | 960 | 59,002 | 2·2 | 133 | 0·07 | 4·0 |
| *Moped, motor scooter and motor cycle riders and passengers | |||||||
| …Not available. | |||||||