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
Labour — Slough
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 GreenwoodFollowing 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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