§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost to public funds of the official opening of the Britannia Road bridge by the Prince of Wales on Friday 11 July, including costs by the central Exchequer, local authorities, the police and so on.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe cost to the Welsh Office does not extend beyond normal administrative expenses. I cannot answer for other bodies.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what further use there will be for the temporary stairway constructed on the orders of the Welsh Office at a cost of £6,500 for the Price of Wales to climb from the railway deck to the road deck of the Britannia Bridge on Friday 11 July; and, if it is to be scrapped, what is the estimated value of the timber.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThis is a matter for the contractors. No orders were issued by the Welsh Office in respect of this stairway, and no additional costs will fall on Welsh Office Votes.