§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money was spent on(a) engineering improvements and (b) improving rolling stock on Network SouthEast rail lines for each year from 1975.
§ Mr. FreemanAs Network SouthEast did not exist as an organisation until 1986–87, there are no figures available before that year. I understand that figures for subsequent years are as follows:
Year Rolling stock (£s million-current prices) Other investment (£s million-current prices) 1986–87 26 208 1987–88 140 233 1988–89 160 285 1989–90 139 310 1990–91 88 320 1991–92 142 271 1992–93 323 222
§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people used Network SouthEast rail services for each year from 1975.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not available in the format requested. However, the table shows the average daily number of passengers entering central London on BR services during the morning peak. Of these total figures BR estimates 6 per cent. of passengers would have arrived on InterCity services and 94 per cent. on Network SouthEast. I understand that some 70 per cent. of all BR passengers to London begin their journeys during the morning peak.
Total numbers entering Central London by BR each day (07.00 to 09.59) Year Number of passengers 1975 402,913 1976 400,984 1977 400,325 1978 409,524 1979 420,903 1980 411,869 1981 393,912 1982 390,306 1983 383,908 1984 386,037 1985 400,972 1986 420,864 1987 449,072 1988 468,316 1989 472,583 1990 457,699 1991 425,718 1992 401,146
§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) platform staff, (b) ticket sellers, (c) ticket inspectors, (d) cleaning staff and (e) train drivers were employed by the Network SouthEast rail division for each year from 1975.
§ Mr. FreemanThis information is not available in the Department.
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