London Underground (Hansard, 15 June 1993)

§ Mr. Callaghan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans he has for the relief of traffic congestion on London Underground;
(2) what proposals he has to reduce passenger overcrowding on the London Underground.

§ Mr. Norris
London Transport and London Underground Ltd. are responsible for the management of the underground system, including decisions on measures to relieve overcrowding and congestion. Such measures currently include both improvements to the existing network such as the £750 million modernisation of the Central line and the £28 million modernisation of Bank/Monument station, and plans for new lines, notably the Jubilee line extension and crossrail.

§ Mr. Callaghan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much central Government expenditure is allocated to improving safety standards on the London Underground.

§ Mr. Norris
The Government provide a block grant to London Transport—LT—as a whole. We do not allocate specific amounts either to London Underground Ltd—LUL—or to expenditure on improving safety standards. Decisions on such matters are taken by LT and LUL.