§ Mr. HoramTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much investment there was in the London rail commuter services in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; how many passengers were carried; and how many accidents there were in each of those years. [77897]
§ Mr. JamiesonSince many rail investment projects benefit more than one part of the country, it is not possible to provide an accurate regional breakdown of total rail investment. The table shows, for 1992–93 and 1993–94, the amount of public service obligation grant paid to British Rail in respect of its Network SouthEast (NSE) sector; and, for each of the six years from 1996–97 to 2001–02, Government support paid to London & South East (L&SE) train operating companies (TOCs):
£ million cash prices 1992 to 1993 525 1993 to 1994 372 1996 to 1997 5731 1997 to 1998 464 1999 to 2000 271 2000 to 2001 175 2001 to 2002 90 Figures for Government support to L&SE TOCs in 1994–95 and 1995–96 are not readily available. 1Support for Passenger Rail Services paid by the Franchising Director to British Rail, and from the point of franchise to private sector franchisees, in respect of L&SE TOCs. Details of passenger numbers on British Rail's NSE sector in 1992–93 and 1993–94 are not readily available. For details of passenger numbers on L&SE TOCs from 1994–95 onwards, I refer the hon. Member to the latest (September 2002) edition of the Strategic Rail Authority statistics bulletin "National Rail Trends," copies of which are available in the House Library. Table Lib on 162W page 4 shows passenger kilometres, and Table 1.2b on page 7 shows passenger journeys. travelled on those TOCs.
The Health and Safety Executive, the rail safety regulator, produces accident data covering the national network and does not produce data on a regional level. Accident statistics for the national network covering the last ten years are in the annual reports of HSE's railways inspectorate, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.
§ Mr. HoramTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents there have been on(a) the London Underground and (b) the London rail commuter services in each of the last ten years for which figures are available. [77898]
§ Mr. JamiesonStatistics on accidents on the London Underground and the national rail networks are given in the annual report of HM Chief Inspector of Railways, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.