§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a) the annual percentage change and (b) the increase in child fares on London Transport in each year since 1985–86, taking 1984–85 as the base and showing the increase in both actual and real terms.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the table, for child ordinary fares only. The information is not available for child season tickets, travel cards and passes.
Child ordinary fares on London Transport Annual percentage Fares index (1984–85=100) change Actual Real terms 1984–85 100.0 100.0 1985–86 18.2 118.2 111.6 1986–87 0.8 119.1 109.0 1987–88 8.0 128.6 113.1 1988–89 19.5 153.7 127.6 1989–90 18.7 182.5 140.5 1990–91 9.2 199.3 139.9 1991–92 16.4 231.9 155.4 1992–93 9.8 254.7 165.4 1993–94 3.8 264.4 168.8 1994–95 2.3 270.4 n/a n/a not yet available.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a) the annual percentage change and (b) the increase in fares on (i) London's buses, (ii) London Underground, (iii) all London Transport, (iv) Network South East and (v) British Rail in each year since 1984–85, taking 1984–85 as the base and showing the increase in both actual and real terms; and what was the annual rate of inflation for each of those years.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the tables:
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Actual fares indices (1984–85=100) Financial year London Buses London Underground London Transport Network South East British Rail 1991–92 178.2 180.7 178.8 168.8 168.7 1992–93 192.2 194.7 192.7 181.8 180.4 1993–94 207.6 209.6 207.7 195.8 191.0 1994–95 219.6 221.8 219.8 1n/a 1n/a
Annual percentage increases in fares (actual prices) Financial year London Buses London Underground London Transport Network South East British Rail Rate of inflation 1985–86 8.6 7.2 7.7 7.2 6.9 5.9 1986–87 5.9 5.7 5.6 7.0 7.5 3.2 1987–88 4.9 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.4 4.0 1988–89 10.8 10.3 10.3 7.0 7.1 6.0 1989–90 10.3 11.1 10.8 8.5 8.0 7.8 1990–91 10.3 11.2 10.8 10.1 10.2 9.7 1991–92 9.6 9.9 9.7 9.5 9.2 4.7 1992–93 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 6.9 3.2 1993–94 8.0 7.6 7.8 7.7 5.9 1.7 1994–95 5.8 5.8 5.8 1n/a 1n/a 1n/a 1 not yet available