HC Deb 31 March 2004 vol 419 cc1410-1W
Mr. Gardiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will enter into discussions with Chiltern Railways about its capacity to provide extra rail services in Brent and North West London during the essential engineering work to be carried out to the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines as part of the upgrade of Wembley Park tube station; [164682]

(2) whether the level of co-operation offered by Chiltern Railways to (a) Transport for London and (b) London Underground to maintain capacity during closures caused by essential engineering works will have an impact on the renewal of its licence to operate as a train company; [164689]

(3) what statutory responsibilities Chiltern Railways has to co-operate with (a) London Underground Limited, (b) Transport for London and (c) Tube lines in their efforts to maintain rail capacity during the essential engineering work to be carried out to the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines as part of the upgrade of Wembley Park tube station. [164690]

Mr. McNulty

Chiltern Railways has no statutory obligation to provide service cover for the London Underground but are co-operating with Transport for London (TFL) and London Underground Limited (LUL). They have agreed with TfL to run longer trains on the Marylebone-Harrow-Aylesbury route over the weekends 11/12 and 19/20 June to pick up passengers displaced by the works to the Jubilee and Metropolitan lines as part of the upgrade of Wembley Park tube station.

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