Public Transport Fares In London

EDM number 521 in 2009-10, proposed by Andy Slaughter on 16/12/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Buses and Railways.

That this House notes the Mayor of London's January 2010 fare increase, in which fares will rise significantly above inflation, and sees the price of a single bus or tram journey by Oyster rise by an enormous 20 per cent. to £1.20, the price of a weekly bus and tram pass go up by 20 per cent., bus fares go up overall by 12.7 per cent., tube fares go up by 3.9 per cent. overall, and many single tube fares outside Zone 1 go up by 18 per cent.; further notes the report of The Financial Times on 15 October 2009 that this constitutes the biggest real terms fare increase in Transport for London's history; fears that such high fare rises will deter some Londoners from using public transport by pricing them off the system; believes that many of the least well-off Londoners will be hit hardest by these rises, and that the Mayor appears to show greater willingness to defend the richest than protect the fare payer; condemns the Mayor for punishing Londoners in the pocket; and calls for lower fares for public transport in London.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.