HC Deb 22 April 1958 vol 586 c767
35. Mr. Ness Edwards

asked the President of the Board of Trade the area of new factories built in each of the Development Areas and the Home

AREA
Thousand square feet
Development Area 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Total
North Eastern … 1,335 1,527 2,262 4,978 3,353 2,210 2,993 18,658
West Cumberland … 132 36 56 118 170 130 34 676
South Wales … 5,345 1,109 1,131 1,000 1,576 1,689 1,585 13,435
Wrexham … 28 90 157 42 7 775 12 1,111
South Lancashire … 301 328 229 232 253 496 842 2,681
Merseyside … 1,719 871 2,070 803 777 990 1,053 8,283
North East Lancashire … 179 99 100 53 421 321

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 1,173
Scottish … 1,542 2,037 2,341 2,159 2,176 2,398 3,847 16,500
Home Counties … 4,370 5,035 4,572 9,533 8,519 9,463 9,632 51,124