§ 40. Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many toll gates and toll bridges are now in operation on public roads in the United Kingdom; and what steps are being taken to eliminate them.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThere are 6 tolls on trunk roads, 19 on classified roads and 78 on unclassified and private roads. These include 45 toll bridges open to motor traffic.
At present I am concentrating the funds available on the construction and improvement of roads and bridges, and am only using the funds available to me to redeem tolls when this is a consequence of the building of a new or reconstructed bridge.