London Underground (Hansard, 27 July 1999)

§ Mr. Brake
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the extra expenditure for London Underground in 2000. [93539]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
The additional resources announced on 15 July 1999,Official Report, columns 600-11, for London Transport in 2000–01 will mean that investment in the core Underground network should be in excess of £500 million, including investment under the PFI. London Transport announced 339W details of this investment programme that the additional resources would help deliver on 22 July. I am arranging for London Transport's detailed breakdown to be placed in the Library of the House. This investment will lead to improvements across the network.

§ Mr. Brake
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the membership of the task force set up to monitor improvements to London Underground; when it will first meet and how often; how long it has been established; what penalties the task force will be able to impose for performance failures by London Transport; and if he will publish the terms of reference for the task force. [93541]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
As already announced the task force will be led by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Transport and its terms of reference are to monitor improvements to London Underground. Its membership will include representation from DETR, the Government Office for London, the Treasury, and London Transport. The first meeting will take place later in the summer, and the task force will meet regularly thereafter.

§ Mr. Brake
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish details of the planned maintenance programme for London Underground per line over the next 12 months and details of line closures over the next 12 months. [93536]

§ Ms Glenda Jackson
Details of the planned Underground maintenance programme are a matter for London Underground.
For details of the temporary line closures London Underground are planning over the next 12 months, I refer to my reply of 2 July 1999, Official Report, column 291, to the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood).