Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 39683

Tolls: River Tamar

Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of toll charges at the Tamar crossings on the (a) profitability and )b) sustainability of local businesses in South East Cornwall constituen

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1954 sets out that when considering applications for changes to tolls, the Minister must “have regard to the financial position and future prospects of the undertaking and shall not make any rev...

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