division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [13th Allotted Day] &#8212; Rising Cost of Transport
motion: <p class="" pid="b.393.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.393.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes the rising cost of transport is adding to the financial pressures facing many households; notes that the Government failed to honour its pledge to cap this month&#8217;s rail fare rises at 1 per cent above inflation, resulting in some fares rising by as much as 9.2 per cent; recognises that this was a direct consequence of the Government&#8217;s decision to give back to the private train operators the right to increase fares by up to an additional 5 per cent beyond the increase set by Ministers; further notes that bus fares increased on average by more than twice the rate of inflation in 2012; calls on the Government to ban train operators from increasing fares beyond strict limits and to rule out the proposed introduction of a new category of super peak ticket which would increase the burden on hard-pressed commuters; and further calls on Ministers to support transport authorities pursuing Quality Contracts to bring accountability to bus fares, instead of using Better Bus Area funding to penalise authorities seeking to get better value for money for these taxpayer-funded services.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.431.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put forthwith, </i>That the Question be now put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.431.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Question agreed to.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.431.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Main Question  accordingly put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.431.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.431.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 237, Noes 311.</p>