HC Deb 23 July 1990 vol 177 c17W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the numbers using Dial-a-Ride during each of the past five years.

Mr. Freeman

Information on the number of members of London Dial-a-Ride and the number of journeys made by them in each of the last five financial years is as follows:

Members Journeys
1985–86 37,000 307,000
1986–87 47,734 416,000
1987–88 51,009 463,000
1988–89 63,263 544,000
1989–90 66,301 622,000

In 1990–91 it is estimated that over 70,000 members will make 690,000 journeys.