Written Question · S1W-29025 · Session 1
Whether toll revenues raised on the Forth Road Bridge could be used to support dedicated bus services and, if so, whether it will encourage…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether toll revenues raised on the Forth Road Bridge could be used to support dedicated bus services and, if so, whether it will encourage the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board to give financial support to enhancing bus services and to the Ferry Toll park-and-ride scheme.
The answer
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority, which replaced the previous joint board from 1 April 2002, is empowered to use toll revenues to develop, support and fund public transport schemes and measures, and to encourage an increase in the use of public transport across the Firth of Forth. Decisions on how these revenues should be invested are a matter for the authority itself.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-29025 by reference.