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Railways: Women

Commons · Question 31428 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her plans to improve the safety of the rail network for women and girls will include changes to existing roles and responsibilities on (a) safety and (b) tackling (i) crime and (ii) anti-social behaviou

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Feb 2025

Ensuring the safety of passengers on the rail network is a priority for the department. We work closely with BTP, the rail industry, and Home Office police forces for cross government strategies to tackle violence against women and girls, and we have ambi...