§ 37. Mr. HACKINGasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the net area available, the net area applied for, and the net area allotted to exhibitors at each section of the British Industries Fair to be opened on 17th February at Olympia and Birmingham; and how these figures compare with the 1929 figures?
§ Mr. GILLETTThe net area available at the Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair in 1929 was 200,000 square feet, the whole of which was allotted, the applications having amounted to 210,000 square feet. This year the net space available is 214,000 square feet, all of which has been allotted, applications having amounted to 217,000 square feet. At the London section at the White City last year applications for space amounted to 319,000 square feet, and that area was allotted. The net area available at Olympia for this year is 251,000 square feet, the whole of which has been allotted. Actual applications have exceeded that amount by some 10,000 square feet, but the excess would have been far greater had not manufacturers been informed some months ago that the whole of the available space had been applied for. The current year's programme of extensions at Olympia were fully completed by due date, and when the contemplated extensions are finished the net area at Olympia will amount to 320,000 square feet.