Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the percentage price increase for (a) peak and (b) off peak journeys for each of the privatised rail company areas in each year since privatisation. - Inc table but not in the form requested.

Answer: Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the percentage price increase for (a) peak and (b) off peak journeys for each of the privatised rail company areas in each year since privatisation. [140434] Mr. McNulty: Information is not readily available in the form requested. However, the latest edition of the Strategic Rail Authority's statistics bulletin "National Rail Trends (April-June 2003) " copies of which are available in the House Libraries, shows in Table 3.1 on page 23, statistics on the average change in the price of rail fares. Based on the overall figures in this table, for each year since 1995 and for all ticket types (both regulated and unregulated ) the year on year average change in the price of rail fares expressed as a percentages are as follows; _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage 1995-96 2.6 1996-97 2.5 1997-98 3.8 1998-99 3.9 1999-2000 3.3 2000-01 2.5 20001-02 2.0 2002-03 3.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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