Mersey Tunnels (Hansard, 29 January 1988)

§ Mr. Butler
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what is the current level of capital debt on the Mersey tunnels;
(2) what was the cost of operating the Mersey tunnels in the latest available year.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
The passenger transport authority's published account for 1986–87 show that at the end of the financial year debt was £108.9 million and operating expenses £6.15 million.

§ Mr. Butler
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the toll income from the Mersey tunnels over the last five available yars.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
The published accounts show that the annual toll income has been as follows:

£ million

1982–83 8.19

1983–84 8.15

1984–85 8.03

1985–86 8.13

1986–87 10.04

§ Mr. Butler
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the debt charges payable on the Mersey tunnels over the last five available years.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
The published accounts show that the debt charges in each year were as follows:

£ million

1982–83 9.56

1983–84 9.62

1984–85 8.69

1985–86 10.36

1986–87 13.64

	£ million
1982–83	8.19
1983–84	8.15
1984–85	8.03
1985–86	8.13
1986–87	10.04

	£ million
1982–83	9.56
1983–84	9.62
1984–85	8.69
1985–86	10.36
1986–87	13.64