§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the(a) operating costs, (b) maintenance costs and (c) revenue from tolls in respect of (i) Erskine, (ii) Skye, (iii) Forth and (iv) Tay road bridges in the last year for which figures are available. [25280]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 26 January 1998]: Information on operating costs, maintenance costs and toll revenue for Erskine, Forth and Tay bridges is set out in the table. The Skye Bridge is operated by Skye Bridge Limited, a private company, and the information requested is not available in this format. I will arrange for a copy of Skye Bridge Limited's published accounts for the year ending 31 December 1996 to be sent to the hon. Member.
£ Operating costs Maintenance costs3 Toll Revenue Erskine Bridge1 1,395,344 266,022 3,753,777 Forth Bridge1 2,231,903 1,131,870 8,807,024 Tay Bridge2 944,000 289,000 3,070,000 1 Figures for the Erskine and Forth bridges are from the 1996–97 accounts. 2 Figures for the Tay Bridge are from the 1995–96 accounts. 3 Maintenance figures cover routine maintenance only.