§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the debt outstanding on the Severn bridge for each year since the bridge opened and the toll revenue collected each year since it opened.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe figures are as follows:
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Income £million Debt £million 1966–67 0.33 13.62 1967–68 0.74 14.55 1968–69 0.81 14.97 1969–70 0.87 15.29 1970–71 0.93 15.62 1971–72 1.00 15.91 1972–73 1.19 16.17 1973–74 1.21 16.92 1974–75 1.21 17.94 1975–76 1.22 19.66 1976–77 1.25 21.13 1977–78 1.24 23.70 1978–79 1.33 25.93 1979–80 2.13 27.54 1980–81 2.76 28.91 1981–82 2.75 30.97 1982–83 2.85 36.79 1983–84 2.84 46.07 1984–85 2.98 56.03 1985–86 5.31 65.07 1986–87 4.40 76.77 1987–88 9.07 85.23