Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 87049

Public Transport: Crimes of Violence

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of legal protections for public transport workers who have been assaulted in the workplace.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Following the horrific attack on the 18:25 LNER Doncaster to London service on the 1st November, my Department are working with British Transport Police (BTP) and the rail industry to understand if any immediate interventions are required. The heroic effo...

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