Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109246

Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Privatisation

Tabled: 28 January 2026

Answered: 4 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department will treat the transfer of Dartford Crossing toll revenues to a private Lower Thames Crossing operator as a loss of income to the Department.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Government's preferred financing option at this stage is the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model. Under the RAB model, ownership and operations of the Dartford Crossing would transfer to a new regulated private sector entity, which would be responsible f...

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