§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals his Department has for the introduction of toll roads; and if he will make a statement. [39766]
§ Mr. WattsTrials of electronic motorway tolling systems will start next year. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk, South ( Mr. MacGregor) announced on 2 December 1993,Official Report, columns 646–49, this assessment of technology will provide the basis on which to decide when to bring forward the legislation necessary for electronic motorway charging. I have no other proposals for the introduction on toll roads.