- Reference: 2017/3470
- Question by: David Kurten
- Meeting date: 14 September 2017
On 22 August 2017, the Evening Standard reported that there were 6,057 violent and sexual offences on the capital's railways, tube trains and stations in 2016, compared to 5,137 the year before. In response, the Labour MP Chris Williamson has suggested that the introduction of women-only train carriages could combat the rise in sexual offences on public transport. I recall that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn mooted the same point, during his leadership campaign in 2015. Does this suggestion have your support?