HC Deb 29 June 1992 vol 210 c388W
27. Mr. Wareing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on his policy towards the Mersey tunnels' tolls.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

We believe it is reasonable that tolls at estuarial crossings should where possible cover the costs and debts of those crossings. The application of that principle to the Mersey tunnels must take account of the relevant legislation, which gives the Merseyside passenger transport authority responsibility for the financial management of the tunnels and, hence, for proposing the level of tolls.

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