§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list(a) the percentage of scheduled rail services cancelled or which failed to reach their final destination, (b) the percentage of scheduled rail services which ran to within 10 minutes of the scheduled arrival time and (c) the subsidy per 1,000 km of scheduled train mileage in (i) 1997 and (ii) 1992. [28611]
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§ Ms Glenda JacksonPassenger's Charter Performance figures for the years in question are:
Percentage 1997 1992–93 Punctuality1 90.3 89.7 Reliability2 98.8 98.7 1 Percentage of trains arriving within 5 or 10 minutes of scheduled time. 2 Percentage of trains which were not cancelled or terminated before destination. Note:
Full details of the methods for calculating the punctuality and reliability measures for individual train operating companies are set out in the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising's Performance Bulletin.
Information on subsidy per 1,000km of scheduled train mileage is not available. Estimates of grant paid per 1,000 passenger kilometres are:
Year £ 1997–98 152.17 1992–93 241.04 1 Based on estimated outturn OPRAF grant and Metropolitan Special Grants to PTAs of £1,800 million and 34.5 billion passenger Km. 2 Based on Central Government and PTE grants paid to British Rail of £1,301 million and 31.7 billion passenger Km. Note:
Figures in outturn prices.