§ Q44. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Prime Minister what is Her Majesty's Government's policy with regard to the charging of tolls on bridges and estuarial crossings; what are the criteria by which the charging or non-charging of tolls are decided; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe policy of the Government towards estuarial crossings is that, except where there are counter-arguments on grounds of traffic diversion or congestion, they should be paid for by users rather than taxpayers because of the exceptional savings in time and money which these expensive facilities make possible