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Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will give a general direction to British Railways to end the discriminatory practice whereby a man cannot buy a senior citizen railcard until he is five years older than the age at which a woman can buy one under British Railways regulations.
Mr. William Rodgers
No. It is for the Railways Board to determine the conditions for its schemes offering reduced rates.