Links
Other campaigns
The National Alliance Against Tolls is opposed to existing tolls, toll increases and new
tolls. NAAT was formed in early 2004 by anti toll groups from England,
Scotland and Wales. It also had a Petition on the 10 Downing Street site.
Members of Parliament
Diana Wallis MEP for Yorkshire and Humberside - has spoken out against
the bridge debt and tolls. See her statement here.
Shona McIsaac MP for Cleethorpes - introduced a failed Private
Member’s Bill in Parliament in 2005, as follows:
“...to amend the
Humber Bridge Act 1959; to require the Secretary of State to give
directions to certain members of the Humber Bridge Board in relation to
healthcare; to require the Secretary of State to review the
desirability of facilitating journeys across the Humber Bridge in
relation to Healthcare; and for connected purposes.”
The effect of this would have been to give local NHS
trusts representation on the Bridge Board, enabling it to provide toll
concessions to patients and visitors who have to travel across the
bridge to hospitals on the north bank.
You can read an acount of the Parliamentary debate in which Shona McIsaac, and some of the other MPs below, spoke, here.
(email)
Ian Cawsey MP for Brigg and Goole – also introduced a
Private Member’s Bill on Humber Bridge tolls for hospital
patients. (email)
Elliot Morley MP for Scunthorpe. He spoke in favour of the 1995 Bill which resulted in some of the debt being written off. (email)
Greg Knight MP for East Yorkshire. Greg Knight has asked a number of questions in Parliament about the bridge and the tolls and gratifyingly, uses information taken directly from this site in his own case against the tolls on his website. (email)
Graham Stuart MP for Beverley and Holderness. Has spoken in Parliament against the damaging effects of Humber Bridge tolls on the economy and individuals. (email)
Bridge Board
The Humber Bridge Board site gives details of the history of the making of the
bridge, the financial aspects including toll charges, operating costs
and traffic statistics, engineering details and staffing arrangements.
Local media
Local councils
North Lincolnshire Council The main political groups on the council have both supported moves to reduce or abolish tolls. This has included financial support for bus services across the bridge. Recently, the council has joined with other local councils to support a new study into the economic effects of the tolls. See related news release here
