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Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the amount collected in tolls on the Severn bridge in the last full financial year for which figures are available; what was the cost of collection; and what percentage this is of the overall amount collected.
Mrs. Chalker
The information requested is as follows.
Financial year 1983–84 | |
£ | |
Tolls levied | 2,843,710 |
Cost of collection | 607,220 |
Percentage | 21 per cent. |
Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the original total cost of constructing the Severn bridge; and what percentage of the accumulated interest charges remains outstanding.
Mrs. Chalker
£14·4 million, and 72 per cent. at 31 March 1984. The components of the £14·4 million construction cost are detailed in the published account 1966–67.