HC Deb 24 May 1993 vol 225 c415W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on his recent visit to Oslo to study road pricing schemes.

Mr. MacGregor

I visited Oslo and Gothenburg on 10 and 11 May to see demonstrations and working examples of road charging systems, and to talk to those involved. I was impressed that technology is now available to make electronic systems work successfully. No decisions have been taken about the introduction of charging for roads in the United Kingdom.

I will shortly be issuing a Green Paper on charging for inter-urban roads that will seek views on the issues involved. The paper and the research will reflect the experience of other countries.