§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when a decision will be announced about the proposed motorway service area at Brookethorpe and Whaddon; and what representations he has received about it.
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§ Mr. KeySince August 1992 it has been for the private sector rather than my Department to identify sites for new motorway service areas, seek planning permission and acquire the land. I understand that a planning application has been submitted for a motorway service area at Ongers farm, near Brookthorpe, and that this is to be the subject of a public inquiry in May. It will then be for the inspector appointed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment to decide whether planning permission should be granted.
My Department has received one letter expressing opposition to the proposal.