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Dept for Transport

Answer

Mr. Horam: To 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. Jamieson: Since 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. 1 Support 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.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

77897; 392 c149W;392 c161-2W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Accidents Expenditure Greater London Investment Grants Government assistance Railways Passengers

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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