To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the tolls on the Severn bridge from its opening till the present; and if he will make a statement.

The information is as follows:

	Motor cycles	Cars	Small goods/buses	Large goods/buses
September 1966	1s.0d	2s.6d	2s.6d	2s.6d
February 1971	5p	12½p	12½p	12½p
March 1973	5p	12p	12p	12p
August 1979	10p	20p	20p	40p
June 1983	—	50p	50p	£1·00
December 19851	—	20p	20p	40p
January 19872	—	50p	50p	£1·00
December 1989	—	£1·00	£1·00	£2·00
April 1992	—	3£2·80	3£5·60	3£8·40
1 Reduced to 1979 levels following High Court judgement.
2 Reinstated toll levels following House of Lords ruling.
3 One-way toll (westbound)—eastbound is free.

These toll charges reflect the cost of providing and maintaining the Severn bridge. The increases in April 1992 will additionally help to meet the cost of providing a second crossing, which is due to open in 1996.