§ Colonel Ropnerasked the Minister of War Transport the present rail fares between Wetherby and Leeds; to what extent these fares were increased during the war; and, in view of the fact that passengers can be carried between the two same places by road for a much lower sum, when it is intended to review the present scale of the rail fares.
§ Mr. BarnesThe third-class fares are single 2s. 4d., monthly return 3s. 5d. Season ticket rates range from 7s. 6d. for a weekly ticket to £14 9s. 6d. for a twelve monthly ticket. The wartime increases are sixteen and two-thirds per cent. single and monthly return, ten per cent. seasons. It would not be practicable to base the rail fares on road fares between two places, nor is the time at present opportune for a general review of railway fares and charges.