§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many attributable delays of 15 minutes or more there were on each London underground line in each year since 2000. [91067]
§ Mr. JamiesonThis is an operational matter for London underground. However, they have provided the information in the table showing by line, for financial years since 2000–01, the number of attributable delays of at least fifteen minutes that were within London underground's control.
London underground: Number of train delays of at least 15 minutes by line Line 2000–01 2001–02 2002–031 Bakerloo 249 253 205 Central 376 378 172 District 303 431 286 Jubilee 176 227 121 East London 93 84 64 Northern 136 142 116 Piccadilly 189 248 183 Victoria 68 112 77 Metropolitan 351 444 328 Circle and Hammersmith 239 219 157 Waterloo and City 20 30 40 Total 2,200 2,568 1,749 1To 7 December 2002 The increase in delays between 2000–01 and 2001–02 is primarily a consequence of problems with aging assets, especially signalling, including a major problem on the Metropolitan line during 2001. This emphasises the urgent need for the major investment and renewal which our tube modernisation plans will deliver.