§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of all bus, rail and underground journeys within London are made using the travelcard; if he will list all three both in figures and as a percentage; how many of all bus, rail and underground journeys are made by concessionary fares in London and how many of all bus journeys are made using bus passes.
§ Mr. NorrisEstimates provided by London Transport and by British Rail for 1992–93 are:
§ Mr. NorrisGovernment policies for road traffic in London are not designed to increase traffic speeds significantly but rather to ease congestion so that traffic moves freely and safely, with more reliable journey times. These policies include the development of priority, red, routes, improved traffic control systems, the use of cameras to monitor speed and red light offences, stricter 557W parking enforcement, and road improvements to remove bottlenecks, facilitate orbital movement and provide access to docklands and east London.
§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what road improvement and new road building schemes are currently being undertaken in Greater London; what is their cost; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. NorrisThe following major road improvement schemes on trunk roads for which the Secretary of State is responsible are being undertaken currently in the Greater London area.
£ million A406 Hangar Lane to Harrow Road 116.60 A40 Long Lane Junction Improvement 43.75 A further £9.5 million has been spent during the financial year 1992–93 on a rolling programme of minor trunk roads scheme. Local authorities in London were provided with transport supplementary grant support of £51 million cash grant towards their schemes. Their programme for 1992–93 included the following major schemes. Each scheme has a total cost in excess of £1 million, and grant is 50 per cent. of accepted expenditure.
§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what road improvement and new road building schemes are planned in London for the next financial year; what is their cost; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. NorrisThe following major road improvement schemes on trunk roads for which the Secretary of State is responsible are due to start work in the 1993–94 financial year.
£ million A406 East of Falloden Way to Finchley High Road 42 A406 Dysons Road/Hall Lane 63 A406 Ml Junction 1 Improvement 5 A13 West of Heathway to Thames Avenue 54 A13 Thames Avenue to Wennington 58 A13 Blackwall Tunnel/Cotton Street 8 A13 Butcher Row Junction 1 A12 Hackney—Mil Contract 2 62 A12 Hackney—Mil Contract 4 60 A40 Long Lane to West End Road 4 There is further rolling programme of minor trunk road schemes costing about £12 million. In addition, there is a transport supplementary programme of about £150 million of local authority schemes.
In addition to continuing work on schemes started in earlier years, the following schemes are due to start in 1993–94.
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New TSG Major Schemes Accepted for 1993–94 Authority Scheme Total Cost £000 Croydon A232 Chepstow Road/Fairfield Road/ Barclay Road 6,100 Hillingdon A437 Bournes Bridge Hayes 1,150 Hounslow A315 Hounslow Town Centre Urban Relief Road 8,247 Merton A219 Wimbledon Town Centre/Alexandra Road Junction Improvement 5,775
Authority Scheme Total Cost £000 Newham All Stratford Gyratory Modifications 1,500 Waltham Forest A503 Forest Road/Blackhorse Road Junction 1,100