§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the causes of disruption and delays on London Underground in the past year, with particular reference to shortages of spare parts. [60743]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe figures for cause of delays, of 2 minutes and over, on London Underground during the year 1997–98 and in the 32 weeks of the year 1998–99 so far, are set out in the table under the categories London Transport record:
Cause Delays in 1997–98 Delays in 1998–99 (First 32 weeks only) Antisocial behaviour 5,645 3,172 Passenger ill/injured 676 462 Person on track 375 241 Unattended luggage 482 198 Terminus management 8,315 6,823 Driving technique 747 511 Possession overrun 114 92 Signals/point 2,827 1,371 Other track 907 473 Rolling stock 18,088 11,241 All other incidents 1,427 847 Total 39,603 25,431 LT do not separately log delays due to a shortage of spare parts. This information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.