To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the amounts collected in tolls from the Severn bridge for each year since construction for which figures are available in constant 1995 prices; and if he will make a statement. [2171]
I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 5 December 1995:
As you know, the Minister for Railways and Roads, Mr John Watts, has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the amounts collected in tolls from the Severn Bridge for each year since construction for which figures are available in constant 1995 prices; and if he will make a statement.
I attach a table listing the amounts collected in tolls from the Severn Bridge for each year since its construction. The first column shows the actual amounts of tolls collected. The second column shows the figures in 1995 prices.
I hope that this information is helpful.
Severn Bridge Amounts collected in tolls
| ||
Year
| Amount of toll collected £
| Figure adjusted to 1995 prices £
|
| 1966–67 | 329,971 | 3,210,287.86 |
| 1967–68 | 743,115 | 7,054,390.70 |
| 1968–69 | 807,934 | 7,326,345.51 |
| 1969–70 | 873,755 | 7,514,293.00 |
| 1970–71 | 926,546 | 8,158,237.53 |
| 1971–72 | 1,000,682 | 7,394,039.30 |
| 1972–73 | 1,192,836 | 8,229,375.56 |
| 1973–74 | 1,214,422 | 7,672,718.20 |
| 1974–75 | 1,208,599 | 6,583,238,75 |
| 1975–76 | 1,216,512 | 5,334,405.12 |
| 1976–77 | 1,254,380 | 4,718,977.56 |
| 1977–78 | 1,242,306 | 4,033,767.58 |
| 1978–79 | 1,330,837 | 3,991,180.16 |
| 1979–80 | 2,134,378 | 5,643,295.43 |
| 1980–81 | 2,757,335 | 6,179,187.74 |
| 1981–82 | 2,746,407 | 5,501,053.22 |
| 1982–83 | 2,851,081 | 5,257,393.36 |
| 1983–84 | 2,843,711 | 5,016,306.20 |
| 1984–85 | 2,988,316 | 5,017,382.56 |
| 1985–86 | 5,311,638 | 8,413,634.59 |
| 1986–87 | 4,395,461 | 6,729,450.79 |
| 1987–88 | 9,072,594 | 13,336,713.18 |
| 1988–89 | 10,103,476 | 14,154,969,88 |
| 1989–90 | 13,609,424 | 17,692,251.20 |
| 1990–91 | 20,795,558 | 24,705,122.90 |
| 1991–92 (24/4/92) | 22,758,261 | 25,534,768.83 |
| 1992 | 21,991.00 | 23,794,262.00 |
| 1993 | 34,366,00 | 36,599,790.00 |
| 1994 | 39,201.00 | 40,769,040.00 |
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