Written question asked by David Kidney (Labour) on Thursday, 4 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 July 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 11 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes he plans to make to his policy on road user charging for inter-urban motorway and trunk roads in response to the prospective opening of the M6 toll road in 2004.

Answer: Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes he plans to make to his policy on road user charging for inter-urban motorway and trunk roads in response to the prospective opening of the M6 toll road in 2004. [68080] Mr. Jamieson: There are no plans to introduce inter-urban road user charging, but we shall want to see what lessons can be learned from practical experience with charging schemes, including the national scheme for lorries announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his most recent Budget.

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