HC Deb 12 May 1988 vol 133 c236W
Mr. John Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his latest information about public transport fares levels in shire county areas.

Mr. David Mitchell

The average fare per journey for adult single local bus tickets in the financial year 1986–87 was 33p in metropolitan areas and 47p in non-metropolitan areas. However, the average journey length was longer in non-metropolitan areas.

Owing to the wide variations in types of train ticket and in journey lengths, comparable data on train fares cannot realistically be provided. However, information on BR receipts and traffic by operating sector are contained in section 3 of "Transport Statistics of Great Britain 1976–1986," a copy of which is in the Library.