§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister of Transport what has been the cost at constant prices of journeys of one mile, three miles, five miles and 10 miles by Underground for each of the last 20 years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe information is set out below.
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LONDON TRANSPORT: UNDERGROUND Single Fares for Journeys of Different Distances* Average fare during year† Average fare at May 1980 prices‡ Year 1 mile 3 miles 5 miles 10 miles 1 mile 3 miles 5 miles 10 miles 1960 3.0d 7.0d 11.0d 21.0d 6.9p 16.2p 25.4p 48.6p 1961 3.0 8.4 12.4 22.4 6.7 18.8 27.7 50.1 1962 3.0 9.0 13.6 23.6 6.4 19.3 29.1 50.6 1963 3.0 9.0 14.5 26.1 6.3 18.9 30.5 54.9 1964 3.8 10.4 15.5 28.9 7.7 21.2 31.6 58.9 1965 4.0 12.0 16.0 30.0 7.8 23.3 31.0 58.3 1966 4.0 12.0 17.0 32.9 7.5 22.4 31.8 61.5 1967 4.0 12.0 18.0 33.0 7.3 21.9 32.8 60.2 1968 4.3 12.0 18.0 33.0 7.5 20.9 31.4 57.5 1969 5.3 12.0 18.0 34.0 8.8 19.8 29.7 56.2 1970 8.3 14.3 20.3 40.5 12.9 22.2 31.5 62.9 1971 5.0p 7.5p 10.0p 20.0p 17.0 25.6 34.1 68.2 1972 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 15.9 31.8 47.7 63.6 1973 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 14.6 29.1 43.7 58.3 1974 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 12.6 25.1 37.7 50.2 1975 8.9 14.7 19.7 28.6 18.0 29.7 39.8 57.8 1976 10.0 20.0 27.3 39.6 17.3 34.7 47.4 68.7 1977 10.0 22.3 32.3 47.3 15.0 33.4 48.3 70.8 1978 10.0 27.7 37.7 55.4 13.8 38.3 52.1 76.6 1979 11.6 30.0 43.1 68.5 14.1 36.6 52.5 83.5 1980 as from 23 March 15.0 40.0 60.0 95.0 15.0 40.0 60.0 95.0 * The fares apply to journeys within the Greater London boundary but outside the Central London area. Since 1969 fares for journeys involving travel on or within the area bounded by the Circle Line have been charged at a higher rate. These fares are currently calculated by enhancing by one third the distance travelled on or within the Circle Line. † Average cost of a single journey taking into account any fare increases during the year. ‡ Based on movements in the Retail Price Index.