HC Deb 21 October 1993 vol 230 cc298-9W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what surveys his Department has conducted of the provision of(a) night-time services and (b) 24-hour facilities for the disabled at motorway service areas; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Key

The Department requires the operators of all motorway service areas in England to provide a range of facilities, including free short-term parking, toilets, fuel and food and drink, 24 hours a day every day of the year. These facilities must be available to all motorway users including the disabled.

The Department does not use surveys to ensure compliance with its requirements, but pursues any complaints received with the operators concerned. If the hon. Member has a particular difficulty in mind, perhaps he would write to me.