§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the index numbers for the cost of rail fares, bus fares and motoring costs at the latest available date taking May 1979 as a base of 100, and at the end of April 1979 taking March 1974 as a base of 100.
§ Mr. David HowellThe information requested is as follows:
Rail fares* Bus fares Motoring and cycling costs March 1974 100 100 100 April 1979 272 248 212 May 1979 100 100 100 January 1983 183 177 151 * Includes London Transport underground. Source: Retail Prices Index