Written Question · S2W-02243 · Session 2
What discussions it has had with the Department for Transport regarding lorry road user charging; what the annual sum generated in Scotland…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Transport regarding lorry road user charging; what the annual sum generated in Scotland from such charging will be; what funds generated from such charging will be allocated to Scotland; what opportunities the Executive will have to influence the operation of such a charging scheme, and what its role will be in the operation of such a scheme.
The answer
The lorry road user charging(LRUC) project was discussed in detail at the most recent Department for Transport-Scottish Executive bi-lateral meeting in July of this year. The LRUC has been classified asa tax and is, therefore, a reserved matter. As such, all receipts will go into thecentral exchequer. HM Customs and Excise are implementing the new charge. The Scottish Executive will be involved with the project as it develops.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-02243 by reference.