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Braintree Freeport
Glasshoughton
Gartcosh
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport
Llantwit Major
Kelvindale
Larkhall
Merryton
Chatelherault
Liverpool South Parkway
Llanharan
Coleshill Parkway
Brighouse
Beauly
Chandlers Ford
Railways for All
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the schedule is for the completion of the Railways for All programme. [184328]
Mr. Tom Harris: Network Rail plan to complete step free routes at around 45 stations up to 2009, a further 45 between 2009 and 2011 and at least 40 between 2012 and 2015. The timing for individual stations is available on Network Rail’s website:
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many stations have been identified as requiring access improvements under the Railways for All strategy; and how many have been improved under this strategy. [184329]
Mr. Tom Harris: The consultation behind the strategy identified that over two thirds of the country’s 2,500 stations, many of which date from the 19th century, could benefit from a range of access improvements including new customer information systems, lifts and ramps.
132 stations in England and Wales, and eight in Scotland have so far been identified to receive obstacle free, accessible routes. To date, three have been completed with 45 targeted by 2009.
In addition, the Railways for All Small Scheme Programme is currently part funding smaller scale access enhancements at over 500 stations.
Railways: St. Albans
Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average time-tabled journey time by train from St Albans to London was in each of the last 10 years. [184525]
Mr. Tom Harris: The average travel time between St. Albans and London is outlined in the following table:
| Journey time in minutes | ||
| From London | To London | |
Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) punctuality and reliability levels and (b) passengers in excess numbers were for rail services on the St. Albans to London route in each month since January 2005. [184530]
Mr. Tom Harris: First Capital Connect (FCC) is not required to report punctuality and reliability statistics at service group level as part of its franchise agreement. FCC reports punctuality as a whole across its business and the Public Performance Measure (PPM) Moving Annual Average (MAA) has increased from 87.56 per cent. in April 2006 to 89.52 per cent. in the latest railway period for which statistics are available.
There are no specific requirements regarding levels of crowding on FCC’s routes. The Department’s general requirements for crowding are that passengers should not be expected to stand for more than 20 minutes. The franchise agreement does contain a capacity provision benchmark which gets progressively more challenging over the life of the franchise. To date FCC has achieved the required standard in every railway period since the franchise commenced.
Railways: West Yorkshire
Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what reasons have been identified for the recent disruptions of railway services between Hebdon Bridge and Wakefield in the vicinity of Elland; what estimate she has made of the cost of bringing services back to normal; how long such repairs are likely to take; what steps she is taking to reduce the risk of similar disruptions in the future; and if she will make a statement. [184402]
Mr. Tom Harris: These are operational matters for Network Rail as the owner and operator of the national rail network. The right hon. Member should contact Network Rail's Chief Executive at the following address for a response to his question:
Ian Coucher
Chief Executive
Network Rail
40 Melton Street
London
NW1 2EE.
Road Traffic Offences
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) parking tickets and (b) speeding fines were issued for vehicles used by her Department in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to the public purse of those penalties was in each year. [183351]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Department for Transport and its agencies maintain the policy that road traffic violations such as parking tickets and speeding fines remain the responsibility of the individual and are not reimbursed from public resources. The main exception to this is the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA) which pays parking tickets when they arise operationally in circumstances where the overriding security requirements necessarily dictate the choice of parking location.
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) also pays parking fines under exceptional circumstances such as during court appearances.
The following outlines the cost to the public purse for parking tickets in each of the last 10 complete financial years:
| £ | |
Of these figures, VOSA contributed £30 towards one parking ticket in 2005-06 and £90 towards one parking ticket in 2006-07.
All monetary values are rounded to the nearest £10.
Complete records detailing the actual number of parking tickets and speeding fines issued for vehicles used by the Department in each of the last 10 years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent by each highway authority on (a) highway maintenance, (b) compensation for personal injury and (c) damage caused to vehicles as a result of inadequate maintenance of highways in the latest year for which figures are available. [178895]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Local highways authorities in England reported spending a total of £3.7 billion on highways maintenance in 2006-07. Figures for individual authorities are given in the following table. Information about the amounts disbursed by local authorities on compensation for personal injury and damage caused to vehicles is not collected centrally.
| LA | Region | Overall outturn (£000) |
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