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  Opposition Day - Rail Fares
  
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  @ MP no against capping annual rail fair increases at 1% above inflation and not to ban increases in excess of that limit.
  @ MP voted aye to cap annual rail fair increases at 1% above inflation and to ban increases in excess of that limit.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted against capping annual rail fair increases at 1% above inflation and to ban increases in excess of that limit.
  
  The apparently wording is probably due to the cap on rail fare increases in effect at the time of the vote being in relation to average fares so allowing some fares to rise in excess of the cap if they were balanced by decreases elsewhere[1].  
  
  The text of the rejected motion stated:
  
  :That this House
  :''believes'' that the rising cost of rail travel is adding to the financial pressures facing many households; and
  :''calls on the Government'' to restore the one per cent above inflation cap on annual fare rises for 2013 and 2014, and to ban train operators from increasing fares beyond that strict limit.
  
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  * [1] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16380479 BBC News article from January 2012 on Rail Fares]
  
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