HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 c203W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what concessions his Department made to allow an American airline to have a direct air route between Glasgow and Washington; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

Under the Bermuda 2 air services agreement, the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom each have the right to designate an airline or airlines to operate services on routes between Glasgow and a number of United States gateway cities, including Washington. These rights were negotiated as part of the original agreement in 1977.

£ million cash
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Bus purchase 3.1 8.5 15.3 15.7 23.8
London Underground Limited (inc new lines) 213 215 302 458 368

Disaggregated figures for the next two years are not available, but the total London Transport investment implied by the 1991 settlement was £1,519 million in 1993–94 and £1,370 million in 1994–95.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment plans he approved in 1991 for London Transport.

Mr. Norris

My right hon. Friend does not approve LT investment plans. However, the levels of capital investment implied by the 1991 autumn statement for LT, including new lines, for the next three years are:

Year £ million cash
1992–93 1,197
1993–94 1,519
1994–95 1,370

Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has on the change in unit costs for bus travel in London over the past 10 years.

Mr. Norris

The following figures show local bus operating costs in London over the past 10 years. They comprise services operated under contract to London Transport, and all operations by London Buses Limited, other than commercial services by London Coaches Limited. They exclude depreciation and renewals, and are rounded to the nearest five pence.

Year Cost per bus kilometre (£) 1990–91 prices
1980 2.15
1981 2.15
1982 2.20
1983 2.20
1984–85 2.20