Question follow-through · 84785
Public Transport: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of public transportation workers from (a) violence and (b) other abuse.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 27 Oct 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of public transportation workers from (a) violence and (b) other abuse.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Oct 2025
Answer published
Violence or abuse against public transport workers is unacceptable. The Government is committed to ensuring that staff across the network not only feel safe but are safe while carrying out their duties. The Department for Transport works closely with the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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