§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to improve the provision of information about traffic delays and roadworks on motorways to the British Broadcasting Corporation traffic unit in order to enable it to provide up-to-date information to motorists; and if he will seek to ensure that such information is not only broadcast on local radio services.
§ Mrs. ChalkerPolicy in this area is under constant review to ensure that the flow of information is both prompt and relevant to drivers' immediate and longer-term needs. All appropriate press and broadcasting media, including the BBC, receive news and progress reports from my Department as well as from the police and the motoring organisations. Drivers can thus turn to a number of media sources for information including the BBC motoring unit's regular announcements on Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 4: these channels broadcast a total of 1,831 road messages nationally in October.