§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will discuss with the franchisees of motorway service stations the measures they can take to show when services on one side of the motorway, other than petrol filling stations, are closed. [10324]
§ Mr. WattsAll motorway service areas are required to offer a range of basic facilities, including toilets, free short-term parking and fuel, 24 hours a day every day of the year. Operators are entitled to close parts of their MSAs during quiet periods but the specified minimum facilities must remain available at all times to all motorway users, including the disabled. If my hon. Friend has a particular problem in mind, perhaps he will let me know and I will arrange for it to be taken up with the operator concerned.