HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc191-3W
Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost of a child's fare for a return journey by rail from Lewisham to London for each year from 1975.

Adult standard return Adult cheap day return
Current prices £ 1975 prices £ Current prices £ 1975 prices £
January 1975 0.32 0.32 0.24 0.24
May 1975 0.36 0.32 0.25 0.22
September 1975 0.40 0.34 0.26 0.22
March 1976 0.46 0.37 0.30 0.24
January 1977 0.56 0.39 0.35 0.24
January 1978 0.66 0.42 0.41 0.26
January 1979 0.72 0.42 0.45 0.26
January 1980 0.86 0.42 0.55 0.27
November 1980 1.12 0.49 0.70 0.31
November 1981 1.20 0.47 0.76 0.30
January 1983 1.40 0.52 0.80 0.29
January 1984 1.40 0.49 0.90 0.31
January 1985 1.60 0.53 0.90 0.30
January 1986 1.80 0.57 1.00 0.32
January 1987 2.00 0.61 1.10 0.33
January 1988 2.20 0.65 1.20 0.35
January 1989 2.40 0.66 1.30 0.36
February 1990 2.60 0.66 1.40 0.35
January 1991 2.80 0.65 1.50 0.35
January 1992 3.00 0.67 1.60 0.36
January 1993 3.20 0.71 1.60 0.35
January 1994 3.40 0.73 1.70 0.36

Mr. Freeman

I understand that the information requested is as follows:

Child return current prices £ Child return 1975 prices £
January 1975 0.12 0.12
May 1975 0.13 0.12
September 1975 0.13 0.11
March 1976 0.15 0.12
January 1977 0.18 0.13
January 1978 0.22 0.14
January 1979 0.23 0.13
January 1980 0.28 0.14
November 1980 0.35 0.15
November 1981 0.38 0.15
January 1983 0.40 0.15
January 1984 0.45 0.16
January 1985 0.45 0.15
January 1986 0.50 0.16
January 1987 0.55 0.17
January 1988 0.60 0.18
January 1989 0.65 0.18
February 1990 0.70 0.18
January 1991 0.75 0.18
January 1992 0.80 0.18
January 1993 0.80 0.18
January 1994 0.85 0.18

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of passengers travelling by rail from Lewisham to London and back in each year since 1975 were commuters travelling to or from work.

Mr. Freeman

This information is not collected by British Rail.

Mrs. Bridget Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the cost of a return journey by rail from Lewisham to London at(a) the off-peak rate and (b) the standard rate for each year from 1975.

Mr. Freeman

I understand that the information requested is as follows: