§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the performance indicators currently published by the major nationalised industries for which he has responsibility; and whether he is satisfied that they enable a fair assessment to be made of the industries' performance and service standards.
§ Mr. FowlerThe British Railways Board and the National Bus Company publish a wide range of performance indicators on their annual report and accounts, copies of which are available in the Library. My Department has been closely involved in developing these276W indicators, and I am satisfied that the information published is of value in assessing performance. The indicators are kept under regular review.