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Mr. Tony Banks
asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what arrangements have been proposed by London boroughs relating to responsibilities for the Thames bridges after 31 March 1986;(2) what arrangements have been proposed by London boroughs relating to responsibility for the Rotherhithe tunnel after 31 March 1986.
Mrs. Chalker
The Advice Note LGA (L) DTp3, sent to London boroughs on 24 July, proposed that the borough of Tower Hamlets should be responsible for the Rotherhithe tunnel, and the following boroughs should be responsible for the Thames bridges:
| Bridge | Responsibility Post Abolition |
| Hampton Court | Richmond |
| Kingston | Kingston |
| Richmond | Richmond |
| Twickenham | Department of Transport |
| Kew | Department of Transport |
| Chiswick | Department of Transport |
| Hammersmith | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Putney | Wandsworth |
| Wandsworth | Wandsworth |
| Battersea | Wandsworth |
| Albert | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Chelsea | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Vauxhall | Lambeth |
| Lambeth | Lambeth |
| Westminster | City of Westminster |
| Waterloo | City of Westminster |
| Blackfriars | City of London |
| Southwark | City of London |
| London | City of London |
| Tower | City of London |