HC Deb 29 June 1994 vol 245 cc634-7W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number of (i) crimes of violence, (ii) robbery and (iii) other offences; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and percentage of escalators out of service; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 28 June 1994]: The information is not available in exactly the form requested. The table shows the number and percentage of escalators out of service between 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1994. From 1 April 1994 London Underground's target for escalator performance has been changed to measure hours out of service across the whole service day, and this is reflected in the figures quoted from 1 April. Data are not available for June 1994.

between 1 January and 24 June the number of incidents, including cancellations, which resulted in a headway of more than 20 minutes; and how many of these were attributable.

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 28 June 1994]: This information is not available in exactly the form requested. The table shows the number of major delays to service for each accounting period between January and May 1994.

London Underground Limited
Attributable and non-attributable major train service delays
Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2
Line 1 January 1994 to 29 January 1994 30 January 1994 to 26 February 1994 27 February 1994 to 31 March 1994 1 April 1994 to 30 April 1994 1 May 1994 to 28 May 1994 Total
Attributable delays
Bakerloo 11 8 6 7 9 41
Central 27 24 27 43 44 165
District 6 3 7 12 4 32
Circle and Hammersmith 1 3 4 7 5 20
Jubilee and East London 1 1 3 7 2 14
Metropolitan 6 13 18 12 21 70
Northern 4 9 12 4 8 37
Piccadilly 9 3 4 20 15 51
Victoria 2 5 8 3 2 20
TOTAL 67 69 89 115 110 450
Non-attributable delays
Bakerloo 4 1 0 3 4 12
Central 12 11 13 23 17 76
District 5 6 8 12 18 49
Circle and Hammersmith 5 4 9 14 10 42
Jubilee and East London 9 7 1 8 9 34
Metropolitan 14 14 17 25 24 94
Northern 13 10 13 14 9 59
Piccadilly 11 7 9 11 12 50
Victoria 3 5 1 7 9 25
TOTAL 76 65 71 117 112 441

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line, and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and length of station closures(a) exceeding 20 minutes during the usual period for passenger travel, (b) exceeding one hour during the usual period for passenger travel, (c) exceeding one day, (d) exceeding one week and (e) exceeding one month which were attributable to (i) train breakdowns, (ii) signal failures, (iii) track or points failures, (iv) derailments or collisions, (v) leaves on the line, (vi) staff shortages, (vii) adverse weather conditions, excluding leaves on the line and (viii) bomb alerts.

London Underground Limited: Station closures attributable to staff shortages
Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2
1 January 1994 to 29 January 1994 30 January 1994 to 26 February 1994 27 February 1994 to 31 March 1994 1 April 1994 to 30 April 1994 1 May 1994 to 28 May 1994
Line Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour
Bakerloo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Central 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 5
District 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 2
Circle and Hammersmith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jubilee and East London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Metropolitan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Northern 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 1
Piccadilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Victoria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Total 6 1 2 1 6 2 7 5 17 10

For the last three periods of the 1993–94 financial year, a major delay to service is defined as a delay of 20 minutes or more; since the beginning of 1994–95, only delays over 15 minutes have been measured by London Underground—in line with the current threshold for refunds under the LUL customer charter. No data are yet available for June 1994.

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 28 June 1994]: This information is not available in the form requested. The tables show station closures over 20 minutes but not more than one hour, and over one hour, caused by staff shortages (vi) and security alerts (viii)—this does not include station closures caused by individual suspect packages. Information on (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii) is not collected by London Underground—it is extremely rare for a station to be closed for any of these reasons. Data are not collected in the form requested for closures in excess of one hour, and figures are not yet available for June 1994.

London Underground Limited: Station closures attributable to security alerts
Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2
1 January 1994 to 29 January 1994 30 January 1994 to 26 February 1994 27 February 1994 to 31 March 1994 1 April 1994 to 30 April 1994 1 May 1994 to 28 May 1994
Line Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour Over 20 minutes Over one hour
Bakerloo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
District 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Circle and Hammersmith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jubilee and East London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metropolitan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Northern 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Piccadilly 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0
Victoria 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 1 4 3 4 2 3 0 1

Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a table showing for each London underground line and for each four-week period between 1 January and 24 June the number and length of(a) attributable station closures, (b) non-attributable station closures, (c) exceeding 20 minutes during the usual period for passenger travel, (d) exceeding one hour during the usual period for passenger travel, (e) exceeding one day, (f) exceeding one week and (g) exceeding one month; which stations, closed during the period, have yet to be reopened; when each closed station will re-open; and if he will make a statement.

London Underground Limited: Attributable and non attributable station closures exceeding 20 minutes
Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2
1 January 1994 to 29 January 1994 30 January 1994 to 26 February 1994 27 February 1994 to 31 March 1994 1 April 1994 to 30 April 1994 1 May 1994 to 28 May 1994
Line Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable
Bakerloo 2 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 4 5
Central 3 6 5 11 3 11 5 5 5 16
District 2 0 2 5 3 7 0 5 5 7
Circle and Hammersmith 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jubilee and East London 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 2
Metropolitan 3 8 3 5 3 9 1 12 1 6
Northern 1 5 0 4 4 5 6 9 6 4
Piccadilly 4 8 2 0 5 8 3 5 2 6
Victoria 0 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 4

London Underground Limited: Attributable and non attributable station closures exceeding one hour
Period 11 Period 12 Period 13 Period 1 Period 2
1 January 1994 to 29 January 1994 30 January 1994 to 26 February 1994 27 February 1994 to 31 March 1994 1 April 1994 to 30 April 1994 1 May 1994 to 28 May 1994
Line Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable Attributable Non attributable
Bakerloo 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Central 0 1 3 4 2 0 7 1 9 4
District 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 2
Circle and Hammersmith 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jubilee and East London 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 1
Metropolitan 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2
Northern 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 2 1
Piccadilly 0 1 1 0 1 6 2 2 1 4
Victoria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

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