§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which members of the London Transport or London Underground boards have at any time within the period since 1990(a) served on the board of, (b) been employed by and (c) had a material connection to any of the companies which make up the consortiums which have been accorded preferred bidder status for the Public-Private Partnership for London Underground. [14591]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 13 November 2001]: Balfour Beatty is a member of the Metronet consortium, which has preferred bidder status for the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines infrastructure contract (BCV) and the sub-surface lines infrastructure contract (SSL). Sir Malcolm Bates served on the board of BICC plc (as a non-executive director) from 8 July 1997 to 31 January 1999, at which time Balfour Beatty was a wholly owned subsidiary of BICC plc. At no time did Sir Malcolm have a material connection with Balfour Beatty. Sir Malcolm resigned his appointment as a non-executive director of BICC plc immediately prior to accepting the office of Chairman of London Transport which he took up on 11 February 1999.
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§ Ms Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many escalators on the London Underground system are out of service; where they are located; and for how long they have been non-operational. [15568]
§ Mr. JamiesonThis is an operational matter for London Underground, who have provided the table. They point out that escalators out of service include those subject to planned replacement or refurbishment programmes, and that the table represents a snapshot in time, reflecting the situation on 15 November 2001. The escalator situation can change rapidly.
Escalators out of service at 15 November 2001 Station Escalator reference number Date taken out of service Manor House 2 6 April 2001 Embankment 7 21 May 2001 Charing Cross 11 26 May 2001 Bond Street 4 28 May 2001 Marble Arch 3 3 June 2001 Euston 2 2 July 2001 Rotherhithe 1 12 July 2001 Heathrow 1, 2, 3 6 19 August 2001 Notting Hill Gate 1 30 August 2001 Holborn 6 10 September 2001 Liverpool Street 8 and 9 3 October 2001 Kilburn Park 1 7 October 2001 Heathrow 1, 2, 3 5 9 October 2001 Bank 2 15 October 2001 Kings Cross 5 27 October 2001 Kings Cross 4 29 October 2001 Bethnal Green 3 6 November 2001 Clapham South 3 9 November 2001 Holborn 5 14 November 2001 Earl's Court 1 and 2 23 November 2001 Tottenham Court Road 4 16 December 2001