§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the current mileage of cycle lanes in London broken down by borough; what were the figures for(a) 1989–90 and (b) 1993–94; and what are the expected figures for 1999–2000. [73823]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe information requested on the length of cycle lanes for the years 1989–90 and 1993–94 is not available. This is before the work on the London Cycle Network commenced and therefore no central body existed to gather and co-ordinate the data. Approximately 190 miles of cycle network were in place when work started on the London Cycle Network in 1995–96; however, it is not known what proportion consisted of cycle lanes. The following table shows the existing lengths of the London Cycle Network on a borough-by-borough basis as at April 1998. The expected borough-by-borough figures for 1999–2000 are not yet available but it is anticipated that in total there will be 1,000 miles of the network in place by the end of this period.
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Length of London cycle network as at April 1998 Authority Mileage Barking and Dagenham 13.7 Barnet 29.3 Bexley 4.5 Brent 12.5 Bromley 41.3 Camden 11.9 City of London 0.10 Croydon 30.4 Ealing 40.6 Enfield 8.6 Greenwich 26.6 Hackney 12.9 Hammersmith and Fulham 23.8 Haringey 13.3 Harrow 3.2 Havering 13.3 Hillingdon 29.0 Hounslow 33.7 Islington 11.9 Kensington and Chelsea 10.4 Kingston Upon Thames 30.8 Lambeth 7.8 Lewisham 9.3 Merton 21.7 Newham 14.1 Redbridge 18.5 Richmond 47.8 Southwark 25.5 Sutton 28.5 Tower Hamlets 14.9 Waltham Forest 30.6 Wandsworth 41.6 Westminster 19.4 Total 682.0 Notes:
1. There have been slight modifications to the network since 1997.
2. The Traffic Director for London and the Highways Agency will also be making important contributions, along the Priority (Red) Routes and some Trunk Roads, to the provisions for Cyclists in London.