§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1)how many bicycles were carried by train by each train operating company in each year since 1996. [79672]
(2) how many bicycle spaces were provided on the railways (a) at the latest available date and (b) in 1996; and how many bicycles were carried by train by each train operating company in each year since 1996. [79671]
(3) which train operating companies have increased the number of bicycle spaces on board their rolling stock since 1996. [79673]
§ Mr. JamiesonInformation on the number of bicycles carried each year is not held. There is no method by which this can be monitored, as passengers with bicycles do not necessarily need a reservation, or in most cases even a ticket because the majority of train operators do not make a charge for the carriage of bicycles.