HC Deb 25 February 1982 vol 18 c464W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the average bus fare collected in each transport authority area in England at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Comparable information in the form requested cannot be provided. However, the cost of a 2½-mile bus journey in November 1980 on the services operated by each passenger transport executive was as follows:

Pence
London Transport Executive 35
Greater Manchester PTE 30
Merseyside PTE 30
South Yorkshire PTE 7
Tyne and Wear PTE 22
West Midlands PTE 25
West Yorkshire PTE 36