§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to seek to prevent British Railways from refusing to sell cheap day-return tickets to registered blind people who are accompanied by an escort.
§ Mr. William Rodgers:Cheap day tickets are available to blind people and their escorts in the same way as to other members of the public. In addition, British Rail allow a blind person with an escort to travel at half the ordinary return fare on certain journeys.