HC Deb 17 January 1996 vol 269 cc612-3W
Mr. Austin-Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list(a) the annual percentage change and (b) the increase in fares on (i) London Buses, (ii) London Underground, (iii) all London Transport, (iv) Network SouthEast and (v) British Rail in each year since 1986–87 taking 1985–86 as the base and showing the increase in both actual and real terms; what estimate he has made for 1995–96; and if he will indicate the percentage change relative to the rate of inflation in each year since 1991 for (1) adults and (2) children; [9160]

(2) if he will list (a) the annual percentage change and (b) the increase in child fares on London Transport in each of the years since 1986–87, taking 1985–86 as the base and showing the increase both in actual and real terms; [9159]

(3) what is the annual per cent. increase in fares on London Buses, London Underground and British Rail Network SouthEast in each of the financial years 1985–1995. [9156]

Mr. Norris

[holding answer 15 January 1996]: The information is shown in the tables.

Percentage increases in London Transport Child fares1, 1986–87 to 1995–96
Actual Real
1986–87 0.8 -2.4
1987–88 8.0 3.8
1988–89 19.5 12.8
1989–90 18.7 10.1
1990–91 9.2 -0.4
1991–92 16.4 11.1
1992–93 9.8 6.5
1993–94 3.8 2.1
1994–95 2.3 0.0
1995–96 0.1 n/a
1Ordinary tickets only. Information on travelcards and season tickets is not available.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what agreements his Department and its executive agencies have with companies for the provision of mobile and car phones; and if he will list the companies having these contracts, the duration of the contracts, the number of phones covered by each agreement and the cost to public funds of each agreement. [9731]

Mr. Norris

Figures are not available for the cost of each agreement nor the specific number of phones involved. Contract duration varies between 0 to 24 months, the bulk being 15 months including notice period. Companies with which the Departments and its executive agencies hold air-time contracts are, in alphabetical order.BT Mobile, Cellcom, Hutchison Telecom, Intercell, Intercity Mobile, Martin Dawes, Motorola, Newgate Corns, Securior Cellular, Talkland, Uniqueair, Uplands Radio, Vodac.