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Mr. Thompson
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on motorway service areas.
Mr. Fowler
Good progress continues to be made on my proposals to dispose of the major part of the Government's interest in motorway service areas on new long leases. Richard Ellis, the firm of chartered surveyors I have appointed to assist me with sales, hopes to open formal negotiations on most sites very shortly.