§ Mr. PicklesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish punctuality and reliability figures for each of the London Underground lines for each of the past five years. [7450]
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Keith Hill) to the hon. Member for North Essex (Mr. Jenkin) on 27 April 2001,Official Report, columns 423–25W. Full year figures for 2000–01 showing percentage of kilometres operated are now available and are shown in the table.
Percentage Lines 2000–01 Bakerloo 82.6 Central 96.6 Waterloo and City 96.8 Circle and Hammersmith 81.8 District 92.9 Jubilee 89.2 East London 94.1 Metropolitan 95.0 Northern 96.5 Piccadilly 86.6 Victoria 95.8 Total 91.6
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what has been the total cost to Her Majesty's Government of the delay in the public-private partnership for London Underground; [7788]
(2) what has been the total cost to Her Majesty's Government of (a) consultants' fees and (b) legal expenses arising from the proposed PPP for London Underground. [7789]
1170W
§ Mr. JamiesonI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning Town (Jim Fitzpatrick) on 10 May 2001,Official Report, column 256W. The Government will continue to provide six-monthly updates to Parliament on the cost of the consultancy work for the PPP and the restructuring of London Underground. The next report will also provide an assessment of the expected final outturn.
Any additional direct costs resulting from extensions to the timetable are largely in the form of additional consultancy costs. But the sooner the Tube modernisation plans can be put in place the sooner Londoners will benefit.
§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will publish the assessments of the costs of the proposed private-public partnership for London Underground, including reports from Deloittes and Parsons Brinckerhoff; and if he will make a statement. [6770]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 15 October 2001]The Government's plans for a publicly run, privately built Tube will deliver around £13 billion of investment to improve the underground's infrastructure over the next 15 years. The Secretary of State has stated that these plans will go ahead only if they demonstrate value for money.
To assess whether this is the case, London Transport and its advisers are carrying out a thorough evaluation of the cost and value for money of bids. My Department is also commissioning Ernst and Young to carry out an independent review of London Transport's evaluation to ensure that it is completed on a fair and robust basis. Ernst and Young's review will be published, but not before London Transport has completed its negotiations with bidders.
The reports to which my hon. Friend refers from Deloittes and Touche and Parsons Brinckerhoff were produced for Transport for London.