HC Deb 12 June 1978 vol 951 c352W
Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop

asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will give a general direction to British Railways to end the discriminatory practice whereby a man cannot buy a senior citizen railcard until he is five years older than the age at which a woman can buy one under British Railways regulations.

Mr. William Rodgers

No. It is for the Railways Board to determine the conditions for its schemes offering reduced rates.

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