§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made towards setting up one national telephone number on which the public can receive transport information for all forms of transport; and if he will make a statement. [69764]
§ Mr. Jamieson"traveline", the national public transport information system, is now available throughout Great Britain. It provides route and timetable information for bus, coach, tram, underground, train, ferry and metro through a national-rate call to a single telephone number—0870 608 2 608. "traveline" is also available on the internet in some areas, and full coverage should be available by the end of the year.
£ million Motorways and trunk Local roads Capital Revenue Revenue Capital London local roads capital Transfer to TfL for former trunk roads 1996–97 408 142 1,712 194 — — 1997–98 410 172 1,658 200 — — 1998–99 425 216 1,721 247 — — 1999–2000 449 252 1,763 309 — — 2000–01 462 274 1,783 476 — — 2001–02 1421 1244 11,905 1545 132 173 1 Provisional out-turn figures