§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what amount has been spent since 20 March 1998 on(a) legal, (b) financial and (c) other consultancy costs for the public private partnership for London Underground; and (i) what were the initial budgets and (ii) what are the future estimates for future consultancy work. [101082]
§ Mr. HillI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given on 12 May 1999,Official Report, columns 154–55W. I shall shortly be reporting London Transport's expenditure on external consultants up to the end of the first half of the current financial year. London Transport will not know the overall requirements or costs for external advice until the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) transaction has been
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London Underground delays of 15 minutes and over period 1 January 1998 to date (November 1999)Count of incident rate Symptom Bakerloo Line Central Line District Line Jubilee and East London Lines Metropolitan and Circle Lines (C and H) Metropolitan and Circle Lines(Main) Northern Line Piccadilly Line Victoria Line Total Altercation/assault 22 42 26 8 5 16 28 21 2 170 Animal incident 1 1 2 — 1 2 2 1 — 10 Antisocial behaviour 7 15 13 15 8 9 15 12 3 97 Asset damaged/unfit to use 17 9 5 2 1 3 6 4 — 47 Audible warning on train — 3 — 8 1 15 3 — — 30 Awaiting connection — 1 — 11 — 2 1 — — 15 Bomb alert—nothing found — 1 2 1 2 — 1 3 1 11 Booking office closed — — — 2 — — — — — 2 Chemical release — — — — — — 2 — — 2 Computer system failure 4 2 2 48 3 4 2 12 — 77 Congestion 2 7 4 1 — 3 7 3 1 28 Contact between person and train — 2 1 — — 3 1 1 — 8 Current charges late — — — 1 — 1 2 4 — 8 Current discharged 9 3 4 1 — — 3 4 1 25 Damage to personal property — 1 — — — — — — — 1 Doors obstructed/held open 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 13 Drunk 1 3 4 5 2 5 4 11 — 35 Dual aspect on signal — — — 6 — 1 1 — — 8 Earth recorded — — 2 2 1 — 2 — — 7 Emergency brakes applied on train — 101 — — 1 1 — 2 3 108 Erratic acceleration of train — — — — 1 1 — — — 2 completed, but the Government are working with LT to ensure that we receive the best advice while minimising the overall costs of implementing the PPP.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list research published by the London Underground task force; and if he will make a statement on its future work programme. [101080]
§ Mr. HillThe Task Force for London Transport has published no research. Its role is to ensure that the extra resources London Transport were given in July, translate into real improvements for passengers.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the findings of the task force set up to monitor improvements to London Underground indicating how often the task force has met and when. [100952]
§ Mr. HillThe Task Force monitors investment in the London Underground to ensure the delivery of improvements to passengers; this work is on-going. The task force meets every month.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of delays to passenger services of 15 minutes or more for each line of the London Underground for 1998 and 1999. [100946]
§ Mr. HillLondon Underground Limited (LUL) are responsible for delays for the day-to-day running of their Underground network, including any delays to services. LUL have provided the information set out in the table.
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London Underground delays of 15 minutes and over period 1 January 1998 to date (November 1999)Count of incident rate Symptom Bakerloo Line Central Line District Line Jubilee and East London Lines Metropolitan and Circle Lines (C and H) Metropolitan and Circle Lines(Main) Northern Line Piccadilly Line Victoria Line Total Error miscellaneous 22 36 14 15 14 24 25 19 3 172 Escalator incident 10 6 — 3 — 1 1 1 3 25 Fall between train and platform 3 6 4 — — — — 1 — 14 Fire/smoke alert 73 66 37 20 22 15 59 29 20 341 Flooding 2 4 4 4 1 5 4 2 — 26 Gas leak — — 1 3 — 1 1 1 — 7 High wind 1 — — — — — — — — 1 Infrastructure damage/unfit to use 1 4 2 8 4 5 4 3 — 31 Leaves on track — — — — — 3 — — — 3 Lift incident — 1 — — — — 2 14 — 17 Miscellaneous/no details 1 2 17 2 2 3 3 5 2 37 Missile — 8 3 2 — — — 1 — 14 No aspect on signal 1 2 — 1 — 2 — — — 6 No forward movement of train 42 124 18 35 20 32 63 13 12 359 No stock — 50 — 1 3 1 3 2 — 60 Object on train 7 10 6 8 4 11 10 9 — 65 Passenger alarm operated — 16 2 3 — 1 4 2 4 32 Person action miscellaneous 5 1 6 5 3 5 1 3 3 32 Person caught/struck by doors — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Person ill 8 38 24 5 15 14 30 21 3 158 Person on track 14 15 10 6 8 9 13 8 10 93 Person overcarried to depot/siding 2 — — — — 1 — — — 3 Person train safety (other) — 1 1 — — 1 1 1 — 5 Person under train 8 11 7 1 4 2 13 13 6 65 Person(s) injured 1 2 — 1 1 1 4 1 — 11 Platform edge door incident — — — 2 — — — — — 2 Platform overrun — 4 — 1 — — — — — 5 Points failure 41 54 61 21 21 48 35 24 1 305 Police request 5 12 5 7 2 9 5 7 2 54 Possession overrun 16 12 46 10 14 7 26 20 10 161 Power failure 12 11 7 10 4 9 6 6 — 65 Rail broken or displaced 10 9 9 3 3 3 1 4 23 65 Signal overrun 13 11 9 15 8 11 22 13 — 102 Signal remaining at danger 75 16 56 82 16 32 32 30 11 350 Smell on train 1 — — 2 — 1 1 — — 5 Snow/ice — 2 — — — — — — — 2 Staff absent/not in position 10 54 24 237 22 33 55 55 29 519 Stopped at closed station — 1 — — — — — — — 1 Surfer — — 1 — — — — — — 1 TEP/TMS flashing or dead — — 1 11 — — — — 12 Theft 2 5 3 3 1 6 4 2 1 27 Track circuit failure 82 148 75 27 61 67 39 30 21 550 Track miscellaneous 10 3 8 16 6 7 12 6 18 86 Track safety compromised 1 2 — — — 1 1 — — 5 Train brakes weak 1 — 1 1 — — — 1 — 4 Train braking too hard — — — 1 — — — — — 1 Train collision 1 — — — — 3 — — — 4 Train defect miscellaneous 26 66 42 87 22 75 67 66 30 481 Train derailment 1 — 1 — 1 — — — — 3 Train door safety system failure — 2 — 1 — — — 1 — 4 Train door opened incorrectly — — — — — — 2 — — 2
London Underground delays of 15 minutes and over period 1 January 1998 to date (November 1999)Count of incident rate Symptom Bakerloo Line Central Line District Line Jubilee and East London Lines Metropolitan and Circle Lines (C and H) Metropolitan and Circle Lines(Main) Northern Line Piccadilly Line Victoria Line Total Train failed brake test — 1 — — — — — — — 1 Train sluggish — 15 — 7 2 3 2 1 1 31 Train uncoupled — 1 — — — — — — — 1 Tunnel telephone operated — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Unattended/lost property 17 29 26 14 32 9 44 22 28 221 Unauthorised access — 2 1 1 1 — — 1 — 6 Unauthorised use of inter-car doors — 2 — 1 — 1 — — — 4 Unexploded bomb — 1 — — — 2 — — — 3 Unusual noise on train — 2 — — — 2 1 — — 5 Vandalism 5 34 21 8 2 15 9 4 4 102 Vomit 1 2 1 1 1 — — 4 — 10 Wheels flatted — — — 2 — 1 — — — 3 Wrong signal cleared 1 21 6 3 3 6 1 9 1 51 Wrong train description — — 3 — 2 1 — — — 6 Total 596 1,117 629 810 353 557 689 534 259 5,544