HC Deb 14 December 1976 vol 922 cc678-9W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the expected 1976 income from tolls on the Forth, Tay and Erskine road bridges.

Mr. McElhone

For 1974–75 the last full financial year for which figures are available revenue and expenditure were as follows:

Mr. McElhone

Seventy-four miles.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total capital spending on Scottish roads in 1974, 1975 and 1976; what is the estimate for 1977; and which roads have taken the major share of capital allocation.

Mr. McElhone

£81.7 million and £95£7 million respectively in the financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76. The estimated expenditure for 1976–77 is about £100 million. Estimates for 1977–78 will be published in due course. Details of roads expenditure and schemes in progress are contained in the annual report on Roads in Scotland, the most recent being the report for 1975—Cmnd. 6681.