Lord Harris of Haringey
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
I will write to the noble Lord on that scheme and provide details of what lies behind that decision.
Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)
My Lords, does the fact that the M6 toll road is so successful demonstrate that people are prepared to pay good money not to go to Birmingham?
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
I am sure that that is just the noble Lord’s view; it is certainly not my view. Just to put this matter into perspective and to get back to the nature of the Question, people who choose to use the Severn Bridge crossing save, on average, up to 50 minutes on their journey time, so there is a cost benefit. There is also a time benefit for businesses and individual travellers to Wales.