Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with local authorities on the cost of tolls for crossing the Tamar Bridge.

Department for Transport officials have had, and continue to have regular discussions with officials at both Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council on a range of transport issues; including the Tamar Crossings. The Crossings are an important local issue, and the Department is aware that at their most recent meeting in December, the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee agreed to a new 9-point plan ('Tamar 50'). This included the establishment of a focus group to ensure that key local stakeholders have a voice and opportunity to be involved with the crossings moving forwards.