§ 38. Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Transport if he will give general directions to the British Railways Board and the London Transport Board not to submit any further proposals for fare increases in the London area until the 63W real costs and benefits of the transport systems concerned have been investigated.
§ Mr. T. FraserNo. A transportation study, with which the two Boards are fully associated, is already in progress. It covers an even wider economic field than the hon. Member suggests. Meanwhile, I could not justify intervening between the two Boards and the duties imposed upon them by Parliament. Fare changes in the London area are in any case subject to the Transport Tribunal.