§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many staff days have been lost(a) in the last 10 years and (b) in the past 12 months due to industrial action on London Underground. [157478]
§ Mr. HillInformation on the number of staff days lost due to industrial action could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
However, information on the number of days when industrial action was taken which had at least a partial effect on service is available. In the last 12 months, industrial action took place on two days: 5 February 2001 and 29 March 2001.
The following numbers of days of industrial action occurred in the last 10 years.
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Year Days of industrial action 1991 1 1992 0 1993 1 1994 1 1995 3 1996 7 1997 0 1998 5 1999 2 2000 0
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many cases of graffiti have been reported on London Underground property in each of(a) the last 10 years and (b) the past 12 months; and how much money has been spent by London Underground in each of (i) the last 10 years and (ii) the past 12 months on removing graffiti. [157476]
§ Mr. HillThis is an operational matter for London Underground (LUL) who have provided the following information in the table as recorded by the British Transport Police.
Year/month Number of graffiti cases reported 1991 642 1992 421 1993 402 1994–95 366 1995–96 257 1996–97 216 1997–98 304 1998–99 206 1999–2000 156 2000–01 1122 Total 3,092 2000–01 April 7 May 37 June 7 July 10 August 6 September 5 October 5 November 3 December 9 January 16 February 17 March tba 1Excluding 1 March London Underground informs me that they estimate that the costs of preventive measures and removal of graffiti have been around £10 million per annum. However it adds that this figure has probably reduced over recent years as a number of security projects have been completed.
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many signals were passed at danger by trains on the London Underground in(a) each of the last 10 years and (b) each of the last 12 months.[157692]
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§ Mr. HillThis is an operational matter for London Underground. However, since December 1999 a report on signals passed at danger (SPADs) prepared by London Underground has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses each month. This was flagged in a reply to the hon. Member on 11 November 1999,Official Report, columns 687–88W. The report includes a table of SPADs by month since March 1993, prior to which the data were recorded in a different way that does not allow for meaningful comparison. The most recent version of this report covers the period up to January 2001.
The report also highlights that on the Underground, signals and the mechanical stops are (except in a few cases) set back to greater than braking distance from the danger that they protect. So very few SPADs result in actual danger of collision.
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many(a) station staff and (b) train drivers were employed by London Underground in each of (i) the last 10 years and (ii) the past 12 months. [157477]
§ Mr. HillThe number of station staff and train drivers in each of the last 12 months is as follows:
2000–01 Station staff Train drivers April 5,726 2,896 May 5,721 2,892 June 5,760 2,886 July 5,773 2,869 August 5,776 2,887 September 5,786 2,895 October 5,777 2,902 November 5,781 2,929 December 5,810 2,925 January 5,771 2,928 February 5,814 2,942 March 5,850 2,933 The number of station staff and train drivers in each of the five years 1995–96 to 1999–2000 inclusive is as follows:
Year Station staff Train drivers 1995–96 4,568 2,216 1996–97 4,779 2,474 1997–98 4,815 2,621 1998–99 5,113 2,787 1999–2000 5,708 2,907 2000–01 5,850 2,933 Data prior to 1995–96 can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the price was of(a) a zone one single fare on the London Underground and (b) a monthly zones one to six travelcard on the London Underground in January of each of the last 10 years. [157466]
§ Mr. HillPrior to July 2000, London Transport fares were the statutory responsibility of London Transport. Responsibility for fares policy for the Underground transferred to the Mayor for London in July 2000.
387WThe fare prices for a zone one single fare on London Underground and for a monthly zones one to six travelcard (valid on buses, national rail and Docklands Light Railway as well as the Underground) for the last 10 years are:
£ Zone 1 single Monthly Zl–6 travelcard 2001 1.50 139.80 2000 1.50 136.00 1999 1.40 134.10 1998 1.30 130.60 1997 1.20 126.80 1996 1.10 124.50 1995 1.00 119.90 1994 0.90 113.30 1993 0.90 104.50 1992 0.80 91.40
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Legions how many arrests were made on the London Underground by British Transport Police in each of the last 10 years. [157475]
§ Mr. HillThis is an operational matter for the British Transport Police who inform me that although it is not possible to provide arrest figures covering the last 10 years it is possible to supply crime analysis data as supplied to the Home Office. The table identifies the total number of offences reported over the last four financial years. It is not possible to provide information earlier than 1997, as the data are not kept in this format.
Offences 1997–98 5,799 1998–99 12,949 1999–2000 18,220 2000–01 13,972
§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many trains in use on the London Underground are(a) less than three years old, (b) between three and 10 years old, (c) between 10 and 15 years old and (d) more than 15 years old; and what the average age is of trains currently in use on the London Underground. [157474]
§ Mr. HillLondon Underground has provided the following information:
Age of rolling stock Number of trains Less than 3 years 165 3–10 years 90 10–15 years 0 More than 15 years 341.5 It should be noted that over half of the stock older than 10 years has undergone refurbishment in the last 10 years.
The average age of all trains is approximately 17.5 years.