§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 105W, on bus punctuality, what information he collates on the punctuality of buses; and if he will provide such statistics for the last six years. [68471]
§ Mr. JamiesonBus punctuality information is not collected or collated by the Department centrally. However, Bus Compliance Officers employed by Vehicle Inspectorate survey the performance of bus operators in each Traffic Commission Area where a complaint has been made about an operator's bus services. Traffic Commissioners have set operators a target of running 95 per cent. of registered bus services within a six minute `window of tolerance'—no more than one minute early or five minutes late.
Transport for London (TfL) monitors punctuality on the London hus routes operated under contract to London Buses. Results are published on the TfL web site: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/service_performance.shtml