HC Deb 30 January 1989 vol 146 cc54-5W
Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the amount collected in tolls on the Severn bridge since it opened to the latest available date.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

A total of £48,547,086 to 31 March 1988.

Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the present debt on the Severn bridge.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The latest available figure is £85,469,667 at 31 March 1988.

Mr. Roy Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the proposed doubling of toll charges on the Severn bridge takes place in September 1989, when he expects the debt on the bridge to be finally discharged.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

In 2006.