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London Underground (Accidents)

Volume 299: debated on Wednesday 30 July 1997

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many (a) fatal, (b) serious and (c) minor injuries were suffered by (i) passengers and (ii) employees of London Underground in each of the last 10 years. [11463]

Information for the period 1987–95 was provided in a written answer to the hon. Member on 22 Janaury 1996, Official Report, column 23, based on statistics from London Underground. The reporting arrangements were changed in 1995 and statistics are no longer collected in the same manner. Information for financial year 1995–6—from "Railway Safety—HM Chief Inspector of Railways' report on the safety record of railways in Great Britain for 1995–96" copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library—is provided in the table.

align="center">Injuries on the London Underground
FatalSeriousMinorTotal
Passengers2391,9862,027
Employees042408450
Other0156
Trespassers4408
Suicides208129
Total26942,4002,520
Figures for 1996–97 are currently being prepared and will be published by the Health and Safety Executive in the next few weeks.