Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Clive Betts (Labour), on Thursday, 10 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 74 members in total.

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RAIL FARES

That this House notes that rail fares are at an all-time high, with some season tickets now costing over 5,000, or the equivalent of a fifth of the average UK salary; is concerned that such high fares will put rail travel out of reach for many people, restrict access to jobs and result in greater congestion and carbon emissions; therefore welcomes efforts to create a simpler, more affordable fare structure; further notes the Government's commitment to fair pricing for rail travel as set out in the Coalition Agreement; and calls on the Government to honour this commitment by reviewing its decision to increase fares by three per cent. above inflation from January 2012 in the light of the outcomes of the McNulty value for money study, which has already identified significant potential cost savings.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1577 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Peter Bottomley

Mike Hancock

Graham Stringer

Bob Russell

Subjects

Railways

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk