§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many attributable(a) delays of 15 minutes or more and (b) station closures there were on London Underground on each line in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999; what changes there have been since 1997 in the way the figures are compiled; and what impact these changes have had on the figures. [117074]
§ Mr. HillThis is an operational matter for the London Underground who provide the information in the table to the London Regional Passenger Committee on a quarterly basis.
Year Number Train delays 15 minute or over 1997 1,711 1998 1,820 1999 2,178 Station closures 15 minutes or over 1997 1,304 1998 746 1999 1,088 These figures need to be considered within the context of an increase in services which contributed to a rise in train kilometres operated in 1999–2000 to an estimated 63.1 million.
There have been no changes in the way these figures have been compiled.
To provide the figures on a line by line basis would incur disproportionate cost.