§ Lord Jacobsasked Her Majesty's Government:
In the light of proposals for raising revenues for transport policies, whether they can estimate the revenue accruing to the French Government from French motorway tolls in 1999. [H13331]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)I have been advised by the ASFA—the Association of French Motorway Companies—that in 1999 users of French tolled motorways paid FF33.9 billion (approximately £3.24 billion) in tolls.