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Mr. Lawrence
asked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the raising of money for bridge and road construction by tolls; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Clarke
Tolls will continue to be charged on large and expensive estuarial crossings which provide exceptional benefit to their users. The disadvantages elsewhere on the trunk road system are that the capital cost would be high and there is a danger that some traffic would divert from the tolled roads on to less suitable roads through local communities.