§ Mr. OttawayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made on his proposals for a public/private partnership for the management and operation of London Underground; and if he will make a statement. [60323]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonLondon Transport has completed a market sounding exercise to get the views of potential bidders and much has been done to take forward the detail needed to implement the public/private partnership policy announced in March. London Transport and
Company Number of BPUs in place 31 January 1998 Number of BPUs in place and still capale of disconnecting 30 September 1998 Number of BPUs in place without valuve, 30 September 1998 Anglian 575 0 575 Bournemouth and West Hants 348 104 200 Cambridge 443 159 247 Welsh Water 28,144 125,169 672 Mid Kent 1,739 112 1,435 North Surrey 17 0 17 North West 1,310 24 1,042 Servern Trent 1,612 162 397 South East 109 0 0 South Staffordshire 7 0 0 South West 463 1 427 Southern 87 4 0 Three Valleys 20 1 3 Wessex 2,995 988 1,730 Yorkshire 29 0 0 1 Of these, the company have converted 1,011 to a reduced flow valve.