HC Deb 27 April 1994 vol 242 cc222-3W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of(a) London Transport buses and (b) London Transport bus routes are crew operated in each year since 1979.

Mr. Norris

The information is not available in the form requested. However, the following table shows the percentage of total miles operated by crewed buses on London Transport bus routes since 1979.

Percentage of miles operated by crewed buses
Year Per cent.
1979 56
1980 55
1981 52
1982 52
1983 48
1984 46
1985 45
1986 33
1987 25
1988 15
1989 11
1990 8

Year Per cent.
1991 10
1992 7
1993 7

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what(a) number and (b) percentage of bus routes operated by London Transport have had the length of their route (i) shortened and (ii) extended since 1979; and what was the average length of a bus route, in miles, in each year since 1979.

Mr. Norris

The information requested is not held centrally.