HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 cc461-2W
Mr. Raynsford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many buses owned by London Buses Ltd have been(a) leased to and (b) sold to private companies operating services on behalf of London Transport since

London Underground Limited: Quality of service targets and performance since May1 2
Customer satisfaction targets
Cleanliness of trains Cleanliness of stations Staff helpfulness and availability Information on trains Information on stations
Targets set for 1992–93 76 85 83 78 76
4 weeks ending 23 May 1992 75 89 83 82 75
4 weeks ending 20 June 1992 75 88 83 83 75
4 weeks ending 18 July 1992 73 88 84 86 78
4 weeks ending 18 August 1992 73 88 85 86 80
4 weeks ending 12 September 1992 74 87 87 87 82
4 weeks ending 10 October 1992 76 88 88 86 82
4 weeks ending 7 November 1992 76 88 88 86 79
4 weeks ending 5 December 1992 76 88 86 85 79
4 weeks ending 2 January 1993 77 88 86 85 79
4 weeks ending 30 January 1993 80 89 87 87 83
4 weeks ending 27 February 1993 81 89 87 88 83
4 weeks ending 31 March 1993 81 89 86 88 83
Overall3 for 1992–93 85 79 76 88 85

Service performance targets
Trains in customer service Escalators in customer service Lifts in customer service 4Train service headways 5Station closures 6Ticket purchasing Other targets violent crime
Targets set for 1992–93 97.5 87.0 85.0 91.0 50 99.90 To reduce
4 weeks ending 23 May 1992 97.3 90.2 91.1 95.4 44 99.97 1.12
4 weeks ending 20 June 1992 98.0 90.6 91.5 95.9 47 99.95 1.36

1985; how many in each case were (i) less than four years old, (ii) between four and seven years old (iii) between eight and 11 years old, (iv) between 12 and 15 years old, and (v) more than 15 years old; and on which routes such leases or sales applied.

Mr. Norris

I understand that LBL has not sold any of its surplus buses to private companies operating LT bus routes. LBL has leased 46 Routemaster vehicles to London Transport's tendered bus division, which has in turn leased them to private operators to run routes 13 and 19. Both routes have been run under contract by private operators since 1993. The 46 Routemasters are more than 15 years old.