ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ON NORTHERN RAIL SERVICES

That this House notes with concern that anti-social behaviour is an increasing threat to rail staff and passengers; notes that in the last five years staff assaults have risen on the mainline railway by 106 per cent.; therefore supports the campaign by RMT Northern Rail trade union representatives to reduce anti-social behaviour on Northern Rail services and its key objectives of targeted increases in police and staff resources, the banning of alcohol on some services and the full enforcement of railway by-laws; and therefore urges Northern Rail and the British Transport Police to respond positively to the campaign's objectives.