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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 12 January 2012.

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Photo of Derek Twigg Derek Twigg Labour, Halton 10:30, 12 January 2012

All parties support the proposed new Mersey Gateway crossing, but there is concern that local people will have to pay a toll to cross the bridges. I believe that they should continue to pay nothing. My big concern is that the deal that the Government have offered Halton borough council means that they will take 70% of any excess revenue from procurement savings and 85% of any excess toll revenue, which will leave the council little room for manoeuvre to discount local tolls. Will the Secretary of State please look at this again?