Toilet fund unspent

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND Government scheme to improve toilet facilities for lorry drivers is “entirely unspent” after a year, according to a trade union.

Unite said in the October 2021 Budget, Rishi Sunak allocated £32.5 million to the Department for Transport (DFT) for roadside facilities at service stations and truck stops for lorry drivers.

The union said in a Freedom of Information request, the DFT admitted: “No companies have received funding from match funding scheme.”