Bridges And Tunnels

Mrs. Dunwoody
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list such information as he has for the Severn, Humber, Forth, Tay, Itchen, Cleddau and Tamar bridges and the Mersey, Tyne and Dartford tunnels, the total capital repayment to be made by the bridge authority, and the time scale for repayment, the annual upkeep costs and any central Government revenue provided for these costs.

Mr. Ridley
The information requested is given in the table. Central Government do not make annual contributions to revenue; they do provide loans to meet capitalisation of interest where the legislation so provides. The position on central Government loans outstanding is shown in the tabulation.----------
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|Severn  |
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|Humber  |
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|Forth   |
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|Tay     |
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|Itchen  |
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|Cleddau |
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|Tamar   |
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|Mersey  |
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|Tyne    |
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|Dartford|
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The period for repayment is different for land and construction costs at Itchen and Cleddau. Repayment periods are extendable in certain cases.