§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport when the Rothersthorpe service area on the M1 was last closed; and for how long.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Rothersthorpe service area was last closed to motorway traffic for a period of about four and a half weeks in autumn 1983.
§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what compensation was paid to the operators of the Rothersthorpe service area the last time it was closed.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNone. Such compensation is exluded by the terms of the lease.
§ Mr. Michael Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what work on the north and south carriageways of the M1 led to the last closure of the Rothersthorpe service area.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe maintenance work causing the closure of the Rothersthorpe service area in 1983 was the reconstruction of the M1 northbound carriageway between junctions 15 and 16, with contra-flow traffic operation on the southbound carriageway.