Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the total overtime payments in each of(a) the last seven years and (b) the last 12 months for each underground line. [27714]
§ Mr. SpellarThis is an operational matter for London Underground Ltd., who have provided the following information. The information is not available in the precise form requested.
London Underground Ltd. was reorganised in September 1999, in preparation for the introduction of Modernisation plans. Under 'shadow running' arrangements, information is collected from each infrastructure company and the operations company, rather than on the 'line by line' basis that reflected London Underground's previous structure. The table therefore records operational staff and engineering staff overtime costs by line until 18 September 1999, and subsequently overtime costs for staff in each of London Underground's reorganised components. Overall totals cover the same groups of staff and so are comparable.
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Overtime costs per financial year £000 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 1997–98 1996–97 1995–96 1994–95 After reorganisation Stations 7,947 3,813 — — — — — Trains 3,026 1,154 — — — — — Infraco BCV 6,100 3,111 — — — — — Infraco JNP 4,056 2,361 — — — — — Infraco SSL 4,443 2,303 — — — — — Total 25,572 24,821 22,589 18,884 18,950 19,293 16,773 Note:
For the year 1999–2000, figures in the upper part of the table are for the year to 18 September; figures in the lower part for the remainder of the year. Detailed monthly information is a matter for London Underground.