To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the legal requirements; and (ii) the policy concerning features and levels of provision required for service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways.

The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 contains the power for the provision of service areas on our motorways. The three motorway service areas provided to date were led by developers from the private sector and these schemes, including the features and levels of provision proposed, were considered on their merits through the usual planning process.

The slip roads into and out of the services were designed using the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and these roads were designated and constructed as part of the motorway, under the powers of Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.