asked the Minister of Transport what is the third class return fare, including sleeping berths each way, between London and Inverness and London and Fort William and those between Paris, Brussels and Geneva; and what action he proposes to take to bring a holiday in the Highlands next summer within the means of the working class.

The fares from London are as follow:

Destination.	Distance from London (Miles)	3rd Class Monthly Return
		£	s.	d.
Fort William	561	7	0	5
Inverness	568	7	2	10
Paris		3rd Class Continental Return.
Via Calais	288	7	17	4
Via Dunkirk	319	7	3	0
Via Dieppe	235	6	11	6
Via Le Havre	341	7	6	8
Brussels:
Via Calais	243	6	17	5
Via Ostend	226	5	18	7
Geneva:
Via Calais	673	13	16	8
Via Dunkirk	704	13	2	10
Via Dieppe	620	12	11	4
Via Le Havre	726	13	6	6

The cost of a third class sleeping berth between London and Fort William or Inverness (not included in the above figures) is 11s. 8d. each way. There are no third class sleepers between London and the places on the Continent. Any adjustment of railway fares from 1st January, 1948, will be a matter for the British Transport Commission.