§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what was the average length of the contractual working week for London Underground(a) drivers and (b) station staff in each year since 1991. [14604]
§ Mr. JamiesonLondon Underground has provided the following information:
Year Train operators contractual weekly hours Station staff contractual weekly hours 1991–92 138 138 1992–93 138 138 1993–94 38.5 41.25 1994–95 38.5 41.25 1995–96 38.5 40 1996–97 37 40 1997–98 36 40 1998–99 35 40 1999–2000 35 40 2000–01 35 40 2001–02 35 37.5 1Plus minimum of one Sunday in two
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what proportion of the annual service charges to be paid by Transport for London for the London Underground public-private partnership contracts will be underwritten by central Government payments made to Transport for London; and for what period such payments will be guaranteed. [14612]
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§ Mr. JamiesonSubject to its representing value for money, London Underground intends to enter into long-term contracts to deliver a publicly run, privately built tube. These contracts will be between London Underground and the private sector Infrastructure Companies and will not be guaranteed by central Government. However, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will allow for the resulting contract payments when setting GLA Transport Grant.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what was the annual average leave entitlement of London Underground(a) drivers and (b) station staff in each year since 1991. [14602]
§ Mr. JamiesonLondon Underground has provided the following information:
Year Train operator annual leave Station staff annual leave 1991–92 125 125 1992–93 125 125 1993–94 234 234 1994–95 234 234 1995–96 234 234 1996–97 234 234 1997–98 234 234 1998–99 234 234 1999–2000 234 234 2000–01 236 236 2001–02 237 237 1Plus one day for credit transfer 2Inc. B/H
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what arrangements have been put in place to take account of the change in the length of the working week of the managing director of London Underground Ltd. [14585]
§ Mr. JamiesonPaul Godier succeeded Derek Smith as full time managing director on Monday 8 October 2001. Derek Smith remains as Chairman of London Underground. London Underground issued a press release on 10 September http://www.thetube/com/content/ pressreleases/0109/l0.asp setting out details of the new arrangements.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will ask the National Audit Office to examine the value for money aspects of the London Underground public-private partnership in advance of the contracts being signed; and if he will place in the Library his correspondence with the NAO on London Underground. [14615]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Matthew Taylor) on 12 November 2001,Official Report, column 503W. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not corresponded with the NAO on the subject of the London Underground.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when, for each line of London Underground, new trains will be introduced under the terms of the public-private partnership. [14588]
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§ Mr. JamiesonThe public-private partnership is designed to achieve a comprehensive modernisation of the entire underground network. London Underground is currently negotiating the detailed requirements and will publish details once they have been completed.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what capacity increase, for each line of London Underground, will be achieved under the terms of the public-private partnership; and in which year this change will occur. [14587]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe public-private partnership is designed to achieve a comprehensive modernisation of the entire underground network. This is necessarily a long-term programme and there is a limit on the amount of work that can be done simultaneously without causing excessive disruption to the service to the public. The overall requirements have therefore been specified by London Underground to upgrade every line over time, prioritised to deliver the greatest benefits as quickly as possible. The capability of most lines is expected to be increased by around 10–25 per cent. The detailed requirements are currently being negotiated and London Underground will publish details once the negotiations have been completed.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the names of(a) companies in each of the consortia selected as preferred bidders for each London Underground PPP contract and (b) the board members of each of those companies. [14613]
§ Mr. JamiesonMetronet is the preferred bidder for the BCV and SSL competitions. The Metronet consortium consists of Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz), WS Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Seeboard and Thames Water.
Tubelines is the preferred bidder for the JNP competition. The Tubelines consortium consists of Amey, Bechtel and Jarvis.
The board membership of each company will be contained in the companies' annual accounts.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how, under the terms of the proposed public-private partnership for London Underground, companies will be incentivised to improve the performance of the underground; what new performance measures will be used; and what financial(a) incentives and (b) disincentives will be employed. [14586]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Government's plans for a publicly run, privately built London Underground are designed to deliver at least £13 billion of investment over the next 15 years. The private sector will be incentivised to deliver this investment by contracts that are principally output-based, with payments to the private sector infrastructure companies increasing as they improve capacity, reliability and the quality of the travelling environment on the tube network. The private sector will be similarly financially penalised for poor performance. These penalties will reflect the impact of any delay or disruption to passengers and not be limited by a cap.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if, under the proposed contracts for the public-private partnership 623W for London Underground, senior managers of Transport for London and London Underground who have been involved in PPP negotiations will be exempt from any subsequent legal challenge other than for fraud or impropriety, as regards the (a) content and (b) operation of PPP contracts.[14608]
§ Mr. JamiesonI understand that London Underground does not intend for the PPP contract to exempt London Underground senior managers from legal action by London Transport or London Underground. There will be a waiver in relation to legal action by infrastructure companies or bidders.
The position of Transport for London senior managers is a matter for the board of TfL.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what is the cost to London Transport of the recent London Underground advertising campaign to promote the public-private partnership for London Underground. [14609]
§ Mr. JamiesonThis is a matter for London Underground.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when he expects to sign the final contracts for the London Underground public-private partnership; and when control of LU will pass to the Mayor of London. [14611]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions will not sign contracts for the London Underground public-private partnership, which is the responsibility of London Underground. I understand that London Underground expects to sign contracts early next year.
London Underground will transfer to Transport for London once the competitions for the modernisation of the Underground have been completed.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if(a) his Department, (b) Transport for London and (c) London Underground intend to undertake further advertising to promote the public-private partnership for London Underground; and when it is envisaged that it will commence. [14610]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has no plans to undertake advertising to promote the public-private partnership for London Underground.
Advertising by Transport for London and London Underground is a matter for each of those organisations.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much was spent by(a) his Department and its predecessors, (b) London Transport, (c) London Underground and (d) any other institution (i) controlled and (ii) funded by his Department or its predecessors on all work concerned with the (A) preparations, (B) contracts and (C) other aspects of the London Underground public-private partnership in each year since 1997–98. [14614]
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§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow) on 16 October 2001,Official Report, column 1169W. It is not practicable to provide a breakdown in the form requested by the hon. Member.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many London Underground(a) drivers and (b) station staff there were in each year since 1991. [14603]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Keith Hill) to the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) on 9 April 2001,Official Report, column 386W.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions who are the members of the boards of(a) Transport for London and (b) London Underground, and what are their (i) annual emoluments and (ii) monthly time commitment to LU; when they joined the board; and what are the particular responsibilities of each member as regards the public-private partnership for the underground. [14590]
§ Mr. JamiesonAppointments to the Board of Transport for London are a matter for the Mayor of London.
The board members of London Underground Ltd., who are appointed by the Board of London Regional Transport are:
- Derek Smith (Chairman)
- Paul Godier (Managing Director)
- Brian Appleton (Non-executive Director with special interest in safety)
- Keith Beattie
- Patrick Butcher
- Mike Brown
- Martin Callaghan
- Tony Maguire
- Rob Mason
- Jon Smith
- Mike Strzelecki.
Details of board members' annual emoluments and start dates are included in the relevant annual report and accounts.
All board members of London Underground Ltd., except Brian Appleton and Derek Smith, are full-time executive directors. Brian Appleton works 11 days per month, and Derek Smith 2½ days per week (from 8 October 2001).
The board of London Underground Ltd. considers all significant matters relating to the PPP, but the final decision on the award of any contracts is a matter reserved for the board of London Regional Transport. With the exception of Martin Callaghan, who is the PPP project director and leads on the negotiations with the PPP bidders. No other board members of either London Underground Ltd. or London Regional Transport has specific individual responsibilities in relation to the PPP.