§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much compensation has been paid out by London Underground to commuters for the delays incurred as a result of the power failure on the Central line in November 1993;
(2) what was the overall cost of remedying the cause of the power failure on the Central line of the London Underground in November 1993.
§ Mr. NorrisLondon Underground estimates that the total cost which it has incurred as a result of November's power failure has been around £1,723,000. This figure includes the effect of the failure on ticket sales, and the cost of providing emergency bus services, as well as the direct engineering costs of putting right the fault. It also 519W incorporates approximately £193,000 of claims paid out under the terms of London Underground's customer charter.