29. Mr. Gardenasked the Minister of Transport if she will give the cost of a second or third class monthly season ticket on British Railways for 5 miles, 10 miles, 15 miles, 20 miles, 30 miles, 40 miles and 50 miles, in January, 1948, October, 1964, and May, 1966.
§ Mr. John MorrisAs the Answer contains a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. GurdenIs it not the case that the costs have risen very steeply? Is it not true that the public now, by these means, have to pay for the restrictive practices on the railways?
§ Mr. MorrisThe hon. Member is trying to make things as difficult as possible for the whole railway industry. The increases have been fairly closely in line with the retail prices index.
§ Following is the information:
| RAILWAYS STANDARD SEASON TICKET RATES FOR ENGLAND AND WALES (OUTSIDE LONDON) | ||||||||||
| Miles | January 1948 (Third class) | October 1964 (Second class) | May 1966 (Second class) | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 5 | … | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | … | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | … | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | … | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | … | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | … | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | … | 5 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |