§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the value of development funding awarded to TECs in England and Wales and LECs in Scotland(a) in total and (b) by each TEC/LEC.
§ Mr. EggarTo date, a total of £6.973 million in development funding has been awarded to TECs in England and Wales and to LECs in Scotland. A breakdown by TEC/LEC is given in the table. TECS in their development stage whose funding has not yet been confirmed are not included.
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Development Funding awarded to TECs in England and Wales and LECs in Scotland TEC/LEC Award (£) South East Essex 110,000 Hampshire 149,000 line on the London underground for each of the last 12 months; and what measures exist to prevent this from happening.
§ Mr. Portillo[pursuant to his reply, 23 February, Official Report, column 931]: Railway accidents, and some incidents involving failure of railway works and equipment, are reported to the railway inspectorate within the terms of the Railways (Notice of Accidents) Order 1986. In the case of unintentional door openings, London Underground Ltd (LUL) is required by the order to report cases where any door irregularity results in death or injury. It must also report instances of electrical or mechanical failure which are likely to cause an accident or to kill or injure any person. LUL is not required to report occasions where doors are opened due to staff error and do not result in fatality or injury.
In 1989 LUL reported the one incident referred to in my previous answer because it involved malicious damage. LUL did not consider that any other incident was covered by the requirement to notify the Department but I now understand that there were 32 other other instances when the doors of underground trains opened either on the wrong side or when the train was in motion.