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Mr. Roy Hughes
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total amount collected in tolls on the Severn bridge for each year since it was opened.
Mrs. Chalker
The information requested is as follows:
| Year | Tolls Levied £ |
| 1966–67 | 329,971 |
| 1967–68 | 743,115 |
| 1968–69 | 807,934 |
| 1969–70 | 873,755 |
| 1970–71 | 926,546 |
| 1971–72 | 1,000,682 |
| 1972–73 | 1,192,836 |
| 1973–74 | 1,214,422 |
| 1974–75 | 1,208,599 |
| 1975–76 | 1,216,512 |
| 1976–77 | 1,254,380 |
| 1977–78 | 1,242,306 |
| 1978–79 | 1,330,837 |
| 1979–80 | 2,134,378 |
| 1980–81 | 2,757,335 |
| 1981–82 | 2,746,407 |
| 1982–83 | 2,851,081 |
| 1983–84 | 2,843,710 |
| 1984–85 | *2·95 million |
| * Estimate. | |