Rail Staff

John McDonnell
16. To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions she had with railway companies and railway trades unions on assaults on railway staff. [R]

Mr. Tom Harris
The rail industry is undertaking a range of initiatives to help reduce the number of staff assaults and has set up a Rail Personal Security Group to address this. The British Transport police has made staff assaults a priority in its policing plan for the last three years.