§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many years he estimates it will take the Forth Road Bridge Board and the Tay Road Bridge Board to repay the total capital debt on their bridges, on the assumption that the tolls levied will stay at their present level.
§ Mr. RossIn the case of the Tay Road Bridge, not more than 60 years—which is the prescribed period for repayment of the local authority loans. As regards the Forth Road Bridge, it seems unlikely that the capital debt could be repaid within the maximum period of 60 years required by the Forth Road Bridge Order, 1958.