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Mr. Carmichael:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average age is of the rolling stock of each of the heavy rail franchises; and whether the new contracts include plans to replace old rolling stock. [103600]
Mr. Tom Harris:
The average age of rolling stock is calculated on a quarterly basis. As at 1 October 2006 the average age by franchise is as follows:
| Franchise | Average age of rolling stock (years) | Note |
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c2c
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5.5
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296 new vehicles introduced, replacing the entire fleet operated by c2c.
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Central
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13.8
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Chiltern
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11.4
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A significant refurbishment of the Class 165 fleet has taken place in the last couple of years.
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First Great Western
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25.6
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As part of the franchise contract FGW are carrying out a major refurbishment to the power cars and coaches of their High Speed Train sets.
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Gatwick Express
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6.1
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This fleet was completely replaced by 64 new Electric Multiple Unit vehicles.
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GNER
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21.6
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The Mark 4 Electric Fleet has recently received a major refurbishment to the interior and branded as the “Mallard”. The small number of High Speed Trains are also receiving a major refurbishment to the power cars and coaching stock to enable them to operate until their replacement which is being led by the DfT.
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Island Line
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68.8
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Island Line is a small operator providing local and leisure services between Shanklin and Rye Pier Head on the Isle of Wight.
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Midland Mainline
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17.2
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The Department for Transport is leading the procurement of new vehicles to replace the existing High Speed Train (HST). MML also have 127 new diesel Meridian trains.
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Northern
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18.1
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One
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21.6
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—
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Scotrail
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14.5
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—
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Silverlink
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15.1
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—
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Southern
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8.2
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742 new vehicles introduced as part of Southern Region upgrade, comprising two thirds of the Southern fleet.
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South Eastern Trains
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9.0
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618 new vehicles introduced as part of Southern Region upgrade, comprising half of the SET fleet.
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South West Trains
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10.8
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785 new vehicles introduced (665 of these as part of Southern Region upgrade), comprising half of the SWT fleet.
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First Capital Connect
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20.5
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Transpennine
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7.7
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TPE are introducing 153 new diesel trains capable of operating at 100 mph as part of their franchise agreement.
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Virgin Cross Country
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4.6
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352 new vehicles introduced, replacing the entire Cross Country fleet.
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Virgin West Coast
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3.1
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477 new vehicles introduced, replacing the main West Coast fleet.
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Arriva Trains Wales
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15.4
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As at 1 October 2006, the average age of the UK passenger fleet is 13.5 years. It was 20.7 years in 2000, and 22.7 years in 1995.
Safety Cameras
Andrew Rosindell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are in place in each London borough. [105981]
Dr. Ladyman:
The table shows the number of safety camera sites, covering both fixed and mobile enforcement, in each highway authority in London.
| Highway authority | Number of cameras |
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Barking and Dagenham
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2
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Bexley
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14
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Brent
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9
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Bromley
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6
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Camden
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3
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City of London
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1
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Croydon
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21
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Ealing
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4
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Enfield
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10
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Greenwich
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6
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Highways Agency
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7
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Hackney
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6
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Hammersmith and Fulham
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5
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Haringey
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7
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Harrow
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10
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Havering
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9
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Hillingdon
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8
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Hounslow
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3
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Islington
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7
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Kingston
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8
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Lambeth
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2
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Lewisham
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1
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Merton
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3
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Newham
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6
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Redbridge
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6
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Richmond
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3
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Southwark
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9
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Sutton
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3
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TLRN (Transport for London Road Network)
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243
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Tower Hamlets
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3
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Waltham Forest
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5
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Wandsworth
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1
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Westminster
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2
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Andrew Rosindell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are in place on the (a) A12 and (b) A127. [105983]
Dr. Ladyman:
There are 31 core and active sites, which include both fixed and mobile camera enforcement, which have A12 in their site name. Of these, 22 sites are in the London Safety Camera Partnership area, one site is in the Essex Safety Camera Partnership area, seven sites are in the Suffolk Safety Camera Partnership area, and one site is in the Norfolk Safety Camera Partnership area.
There are seven core and active sites which include both fixed and mobile camera enforcement that have A127 in their site name, of which one site is in the
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London Safety Camera Partnership area, and six sites are in the Essex Safety Camera Partnership area.
Staff Relocation
Mrs. Ellman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many jobs in his Department have been relocated (a) to Liverpool and (b) elsewhere as a result of the Lyons Review; and on how many occasions Liverpool has been considered for the relocation of staff under this programme. [105854]
Gillian Merron:
The information is as follows.
(b) To date, 47 posts have been relocated as a result of the Lyons Review.
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The DfT relocation programme has not identified specific locations other than existing Department offices, and for accommodation for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (where sites with good central communication links were required).
Telephone Inquiry Lines
Mr. Harper:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost is of switching (a) his Department's and (b) its agencies' telephone inquiry lines to freephone numbers. [102618]
Gillian Merron:
The estimated cost of switching telephone inquiry lines to freephone numbers is as follows.
| | Estimated cost | Notes |
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DfT(C)
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£20,000 per year.
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Estimated cost of switching the main DfT enquiry/switchboard number to a freephone number.
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DVLA
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£5.5 million to change from 0870 to 0800 freephone plus £2 million per year charges from the service provider.
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—
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DSA
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No figures available.
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Initial assessments suggest high costs as charges for over 15,000 calls per month would have to be levied on the costs of theory and practical driving tests, negating the net benefit to the customer. However, DSA is currently assessing the feasibility of switching to a set charge per minute rate, which should limit the cost to between 1p and 5p per minute.
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HA
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£8,000 per year.
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—
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MCGA
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£5,000 in first year, with future costs of £1,000 per year.
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—
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VOSA
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There would be no fee to switch inquiry line to a freephone number. Call charges and quarterly fees would then vary according to the call plan chosen.
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—
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VGA '
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n/a
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VGA does not have an inquiry line.
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GCDA
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n/a
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GCDA does not have an inquiry line.
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Mr. Harper:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much revenue (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies accrued from national rate telephone lines in each of the last five years. [102620]
Gillian Merron:
The following revenue was accrued from national rate telephone lines in each of the last five years:
| | | Revenue accrued in last five years (£) | Notes |
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DfT(C)
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n/a
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The Department does not use any national rate numbers
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DVLA
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2003-04
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875,000
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Information not available before 2003-04
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2004-05
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1,945,000
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2005-06
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2,423,000
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2006-07
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(1)1,601,000
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DSA
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2001-02
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371 ,000
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2002-03
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370,000
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2003-04
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714,000
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2004-05
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1,463,000
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2005-06
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833,000
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HA
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2005-06
|
1,000
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The one revenue-generating line was not set up until March 2005
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MCGA
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—
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n/a
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MCGA has no revenue-generating telephone lines
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VOSA
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2004-05
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12,500
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Cannot separately identify telephone line revenue before April 2004
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2005-06
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67,900
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2006-07
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(2)51,020
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VGA
|
—
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n/a
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VGA has no revenue-generating lines
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GCDA
|
—
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n/a
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GCDA has no revenue-generating lines
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(1) to October (2) to end October
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