Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve daytime and overnight facilities for road freight drivers.

It is Government policy that the provision of parking and other facilities for lorry drivers is a matter for the private sector and local authorities, who are best placed to judge local traffic conditions and needs. However, DfT Circular 02/2013, issued in September 2013, requires that all motorway and trunk road service areas and truck stops signed on or from the Strategic Road Network must offer free parking for two hours and free toilets with hand washing facilities to all motorists. Depending on the type of facility signed, some must offer shower and washing facilities to HGV drivers and hot food and drink to all motorists.