§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has sought evidence from Spain as to the effects of road pricing schemes.
§ Mr. KeyThe Green Paper, "Paying for Better Motorways", Cm 2200, reviewed the experience of tolling in a number of countries, including Spain. We found no cases which would provide a reliable indication of the likely effects of tolling in this country. In Spain, tolled roads were planned and constructed as such, and average toll levels are around lop per mile for cars, well in excess of the highest illustrative figure of 1.5p per mile quoted in the Green Paper for tolling the existing motorway net work in Great Britain.