I will come to that in a moment. I am quoting the normal fare. That is the comparison I made as reported in column 1524. The fare for the journey between London and Edinburgh (Waverley) was 99s. in 1928. That is the three-monthly return fare. The monthly return fare today is 107s. 6d. The fare from London to Norwich (Thorpe) was 29s. in 1928; it is 31s. 9d. today. From London to Brighton the fare was 12s. 10d. in 1928; it is 14s. 3d. today. From London to Birmingham the fare was 27s. 10d. in 1928; it is 30s. 6d. today. I have a whole list here. All the fares are roughly 10 per cent. higher today on the comparison that I was making on the previous occasion than they were in 1928.

The hon. Gentleman says, "But what about the standard fare, the ordinary fare?" Of course, he is quite right. There is indeed a very great difference. The point here which it is important should be understood is that there is a very small percentage indeed of people who travel by what the hon. Gentleman calls the ordinary fare. In October, 1948, which is a specimen month, 9.32 per cent. of passengers who travelled, exclusive of season ticket holders who ought to be excluded for this purpose, paid the standard fare. If season tickets were included it would make the percentage lower. Of the total, 31·13 per cent. paid the monthly return fare. That is, of course, the ticket that people normally get. It must be within the experience of all of us that people normally buy that ticket if they cannot get an excursion ticket. Nine per cent. of passengers who travelled, exclusive of season ticket holders, took the ordinary fare.