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Written Question · S2W-21721 · Session 2

How much was spent on the maintenance and upkeep of the (a) Tay Road Bridge and (b) Erskine Bridge in each of the last five years, broken d…

Answered Asked by David Davidson Con Lodged 14 Dec 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on the maintenance and upkeep of the (a) Tay Road Bridge and (b) Erskine Bridge in each of the last five years, broken down by funding source.

The answer

Answered by Tavish Scott on 10 Jan 2006 · 27 days after it was lodged, on time

Spending on the maintenance and upkeep of the Tay Road Bridge, and funding of that expenditure, are matters for Tay Road Bridge Joint Board.
Expenditure on the Erskine Bridge is detailed in the Erskine Bridge Accounts 2000‑01 to 2004-05, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 24147, 25778, 30370, 34771 and 38449 respectively). Funding for the bridge is provided from the Scottish Executive’s Transport programme.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-21721 by reference.