Bottomley takes on tolled crossings
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• Junior Transport Minister Peter Bottomley is to take on responsibility for tolled estuarine crossings, Transport Secretary John Moore has announced.
Bottomley, who will keep his duties covering motorways, trunk roads, road freight, vehicle testing and road safety, will lose responsibility for the East London River Crossing and the A3 Milford by-pass in Surrey — the former is in his constituency and the latter is in his wife Virginia's constituency.
Among the tolled crossings in his empire will be the proposals for a third Dartford crossing.
Transport Minister David Mitchell continues as Minister in charge of buses, taxis, London Regional Transport and the Channel tunnel.
Junior Minister Michael Spicer continues to be in charge of road taxation and driver and vehicle licensing.