§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the levels of fares a typical resident of Hornsey and Wood Green would pay for short one-mile and three-mile single bus journeys—Dickinson Road to Finsbury Park and Muswell Hill to Archway—three and six-mile single London Underground fares—Finsbury Park to Euston and Wood Green to Oxford Circus today covering zones 1, 2 and 1, 2 and 1, 2, 3 and a five-mile BR fare—Wood Green-Alexandra Palace to Kings Cross; and if he will list the percentage increase for every change compared with the percentage change in the cost of living index from I March and I September for each year since 1965;
(2) what was the average price including promotional discounting of a gallon of petrol, the price of a one-mile single bus fare in Central London and a three-mile single underground fare, today covering zones I and 2, applying on 1 March and I September for each year since 1968.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested on bus and London Underground fares, provided by London Transport, and on petrol prices is shown in the table.
The current BR single fare from Alexandra Palace to Kings Cross is £1.80. The return fare is £3.60. There is also a cheap day return fare of £2.00. The information requested on fares in previous years is not centrally held by the Department or British Rail.
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Fares in pence Percentage increases compared to the cost of living index Bus LUL Bus LUL 1 mile 3 miles 3 miles 6 miles 1 mile 3 miles 3 miles 6 miles 1965 2 3 5 10 — — — — 1966 2 3 5 11 -3.7 -3.7 -3.7 6.0 1967 2 3 5 11 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 1968 2 3 5 11 -4.6 -4.6 -4.6 -4.6 1969 2.5 4 5 11 18.9 26.8 -4.9 -4.9 1970 2.5 5 7.5 12.5 -6.1 17.3 40.8 6.7 1971 4 5 5 15 46.5 -8.4 -38.9 9.9 1972 4 5 10 20 -7.0 -7.0 86.1 24.1 1973 4 5 15 20 -8.3 -8.3 37.5 -8.3 1974 4 5 15 20 -13.8 -13.8 -13.8 -13.8 1975 4 5 15 20 -19.5 -19.5 -19.5 -19.5 1976 6 8 20 35 28.7 37.3 14.4 50.2 1977 10 10 25 40 43.9 7.9 7.9 -1.4 1978 10 12 30 45 -7.7 10.8 10.8 3.9 1979 12 13 30 45 5.8 -4.5 -11.8 -11.8 1980 20 20 40 60 41.3 30.4 13.0 13.0 1981 25 25 50 80 11.7 11.7 11.7 19.2 1982 20 20 50 80 -26.3 -26.3 -7.9 -7.9 1983 30 40 60 100 43.4 91.2 14.7 19.5 1984 20 30 60 100 -36.5 -28.5 -4.7 -4.7 1985 25 30 60 90 17.8 -5.7 -5.7 -15.2 1986 30 30 60 90 15.6 -3.7 -3.7 -3.7 1987 30 35 70 100 -3.6 12.5 12.5 7.1 1988 30 40 80 110 -4.7 8.9 8.9 4.9 1989 30 40 90 120 -7.2 -7.2 4.4 1.2 1990 30 45 100 130 -8.7 2.8 1.5 -1.0 1991 40 50 110 140 26.0 5.0 3.9 1.7 1992 40 60 120 150 -3.6 15.7 5.2 3.3 1993 40 70 120 160 -1.5 14.9 -1.5 5.1 1994 40 70 130 170 -2.5 -2.5 5.6 3.6 1995 50 70 130 180 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a = Not yet available.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the increase or decrease in the average price including promotional discounting of a gallon of petrol, the cost of a one-mile single bus fare in Central London and a three-mile single underground fare, today covering zones 1 and 2, compared to the index of average wages on 1 March and 1 September for each year since 1965.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested on bus and London Underground fares and petrol prices in relation to the index of average wages are shown in the table.
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Percentage changes in fares and petrol prices compared to the index of average wages Bus LUL Petrol 1965 — — — 1966 -3.9 -3.9 -6.3 1967 -6.2 -6.2 -0.1 1968 -8.0 -8.0 -6.6 1969 15.8 -7.4 4.7 1970 -12.8 30.7 -10.2 1971 47.8 -38.4 -4.1 1972 -13.2 73.5 -10.0 1973 -7.5 38.8 -7.5 1974 -25.0 -25.0 -10.0 1975 -17.6 -17.6 42.2 1976 35.2 20.2 -4.9 1977 52.2 14.2 -5.1 1978 -10.5 7.4 -14.3 1979 -0.4 -17.0 -13.3 1980 40.6 12.5 27.2 1981 12.8 12.8 -0.7 1982 -26.5 -8.1 10.8 1983 40.2 12.1 -2.1 1984 -37.6 -6.4 2.9 1985 15.4 -7.7 -5.0
Percentage changes in fares and petrol prices compared to the index of average wages Bus LUL Petrol 1986 11.6 -7.0 -6.8 1987 -7.7 7.7 -14.8 1988 -8.4 4.6 -12.3 1989 -8.5 3.0 -7.6 1990 -8.4 1.8 0.9 1991 24.6 2.8 3.1 1992 -4.4 4.3 -0.5 1993 -3.5 -3.5 5.5 1994 -2.7 5.4 5.3 1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a=Not yet available.
Fares information is for 1 March each year. Petrol prices are the typical cost of a gallon of 4 star leaded petrol on 15 January each year.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the relative increase or decrease compared with the retail prices index of the average price including promotional discounting of a gallon of petrol compared with the cost of a one-mile single bus fare, in central London and a three-mile single London Underground fare today covering zones 1 and 2, on 1 March and 1 September for each year since 1965;
(2) if he will list the relative increase or decrease in cash terms of the average price including promotional discounting of a gallon of petrol compared with the cost of a one-mile single bus fare in central London and a three-mile single London Underground fare, today covering zones 1 and 2, on 1 March and 1 September for each year since 1965.
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§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the table.
Percentage changes in petrol prices compared to fares Cash terms Bus LUL 1965 — — 1965 –2.4 –2.4 1967 6.5 6.5 1968 1.5 1.5 1969 –9.6 13.0 1970 3.0 –31.3 1971 –35.1 55.7 1972 3.8 –48.1 1973 0.0 –33.3 1974 20.0 20.0 1975 72.6 72.6 1976 –29.7 –20.9 1977 –37.6 –16.9 1978 –4.2 –20.1 1979 –13.0 4.4 1980 –9.5 13.1 1981 –11.9 –11.9 1982 50.7 20.6 1983 –30.1 –12.7 1984 64.9 9.9 1985 –17.6 2.9 1986 –16.5 0.2 1987 –7.7 –20.9 1988 –4.2 –16.2 1989 1.0 –10.3 1990 10.2 –0.8 1991 –17.3 0.3 1992 4.0 –4.7 1993 9.2 9.2 1994 9.2 9.2 1995 8.3 –0.1 Fares information is for I March each year Petrol prices are the typical cost of a gallon of 4 star leaded petrol on 15 January each year.
For each year and change in petrol relative to fares is the same whether real or cash values are used.