HC Deb 15 November 2000 vol 356 c652W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what targets(a) were in place on 1 January and (b) he has set recently for the performance of (i) the London Underground and (ii) its contractors; and if he will make a statement. [137303]

Mr. Hill

The Government have set performance targets for London Underground covering the period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2001. These were announced to the House of Commons in response to a question from the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Brake) on 4 April 2000,Official Report, columns 309-10W.

The targets, which are to be met by the end of 2000–01, are as follows:

ministerial directions, (1) if he will place in the Library the text and supporting documentation of the directions made by Ministers in his Department in 1998; and if he will make a statement; [137297]

(2) if he will place in the Library the text and supporting documentation of the directions made by Ministers in his Department in 1997; and if he will make a statement. [137296]

Ms Beverley Hughes

I have considered these requests under the terms of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information and concluded that providing this information would harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion within government. The request therefore falls within the terms of exemption 2 of the Code of Practice.