§ Lord Beaumont of Whitleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
354WAWhat has been in each of the last five years (a) the total maintenance and operating costs, including interest charges, (b) the total revenue, of the Severn Bridge; and, in the period since the bridge was opened, what has been the cumulative total in each category.
§ The Earl of AvonFull details are published annually in the Accounts laid before Parliament under the Severn Bridge Tolls Act 1965. The total maintenance and operating costs, including interest charges, and the total revenue of the Severn Bridge for each of the last five financial years for which accounts have been published are as follows:—
Maintenance and operating costs Revenue (£) (£) 1975–76 2,339,719 1,216,512 1976–77 2,686,082 1,254,380 1977–78 3,165,399 1,242,306 1978–79 3,533,294 1,330,837 1979–80 3,739,409 2,134,378 The total maintenance and operating costs, including interest charges, since the bridge was opened have been £27,161,898; and the total revenue has been £15,476,273.