§ 4. Mr. Rossasked the President of the Board of Trade how many advance factories have been built or promised in Ayrshire since the passing of the Local Employment Act.
§ Mr. ErrollOne.
§ Mr. RossIs this the factory which has been variously described as being in Ayrshire, Central Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and Cumnock? I was told in July, 1960, that there were 11,088 jobs in the pipeline for Scotland. How many people will this factory employ?
§ Mr. ErrollIt is one factory, and regret any inadvertent confusion which may have been caused by referring to its location as Central Ayrshire.
§ Mr. RankinCentral Africa.
§ Mr. ErrollIt would not be much use to Ayrshire if it were in Central Africa.
In answering Questions, my hon. Friend and I have always used the geographical description rather than the constituency description. As I say, in using the phrase "Central Ayrshire", we meant the central part of Ayrshire and not the constituency of Central Ayrshire. I am very sorry if any confusion has been caused. My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary did his best to clear up the misunderstanding during a recent Adjournment debate. I cannot tell the hon. Gentleman how many people the factory will employ until we have a tenant for it.