Performance Indicators (Hansard, 12 March 2002)

§ Mr. Don Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on what date he decided to develop a quarterly set of key indicators against which progress on improving the railways could be measured; what process of consultation his Department undertook when developing these indicators; which individuals and organisations were consulted with regards to the development of these indicators; and if he will make a statement. [40957]

§ Mr. Jamieson
The Secretary of State announced on 23 January 2002 that his Department would publish a set of benchmarks against which progress and improvements 907W in delivering a better railway could be judged. The set of indicators focuses on the issues that matter most to passengers: punctuality, reliability, safety and quality. The Strategic Rail Authority was consulted on the choice of indicators.

§ Mr. Don Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions whether the indicators of delivery in the railway industry published in Fact Sheet 4: General Railway Facts for the National Rail Summit 2002 are being monitored; and if he will make a statement. [41118]

§ Mr. Jamieson
The following table denotes' where information on each of the items listed in the delivery section of Fact Sheet 4: General Railway Facts for the National Rail Summit 2000 is regularly provided. All the publications are placed in the Library of the House at the time of publication.

SRA annual report National rail trends On track DTLR performance measure scorecard

Investment ²— ¹— — —

Passenger journeys ¹— ¹— ¹— —

Punctuality ¹— ¹— ¹— ¹—

Train miles ¹— ¹— ¹— —

Additional train services ¹— — ¹— —

improvements to station facilities ¹— — ¹— —

New stations opened ¹— — ¹— —

Rolling stock ¹— ³— ¹— ^1.4—

¹ Information regularly provided in publication.

² Includes information on franchise payments.

³ Planned for future publications.

⁴ In the form of average age of stock, from 18 March.

	SRA annual report	National rail trends	On track	DTLR performance measure scorecard
Investment	²—	¹—	—	—
Passenger journeys	¹—	¹—	¹—	—
Punctuality	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—
Train miles	¹—	¹—	¹—	—
Additional train services	¹—	—	¹—	—
improvements to station facilities	¹—	—	¹—	—
New stations opened	¹—	—	¹—	—
Rolling stock	¹—	³—	¹—	^1.4—
¹ Information regularly provided in publication.
² Includes information on franchise payments.
³ Planned for future publications.
⁴ In the form of average age of stock, from 18 March.