§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information his Department has on the level of bus fares on Merseyside since deregulation.
§ Mr. PortilloThe PTE estimated that the average increase in commercial bus fares occurring after deregulation and following from the introduction of precept control was 55 per cent., as the previous massive subsidies were removed. At the end of 1987 there was a further average increase of 10 per cent.