§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Minister of Transport, in his consultations before the British Railways Board announced, on 5th January, 1965, price increases of 5 per cent. in passenger rail fares outside the London area, what consideration he gave to the fact that the proposal included much higher increases for short journeys, in respect of which no announcement was then made.
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§ Mr. Tom FraserThe national fares increases announced by the British Railways Board, which I discussed with them, were for an average 5 per cent. rise in season ticket rates and an increase from 3d. to 3¼d. a mile (about 8 per cent.) for ordinary second class fares, with a corresponding increase for first class. Local adjustments up and down, especially in reduced-rate fares, are frequently made by the management and are not, of course, referred to me. If the right hon. Member has one of these in mind, the Railways Board would give him the details.