§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out in tabular form the total expenditure under the Local Employment Act 1960 in the Northern, Welsh and Scottish regions, respectively, and the figures for Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Aberdeen, and Glasgow groups, respectively.
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§ Mr. DarlingThe following table sets out the assistance offered (excluding offers declined) under the Local Employment Acts, 1960 and 1963, for the period 1st April, 1960, to 30th June, 1965.
£ Northern Region 34,446,029 Wales 9,422,452 Scotland 71,850,050 Sunderland Group 4,189,811 Middlesbrough 679,689 Newcastle 664,903 Glasgow Group 8,602,481 Aberdeen Group 799,548
NEW FACTORIES COMPLETED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE UNDER THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ACT 1960 BY 30TH JUNE, 1965 Region Number of Factories Total Area Total Cost Average Building Cost (Sq. Ft.) (£) (Per Sq. Ft.) £ s. d. North-East … … … 21 868,574 2,807,007 3 4 8 Cumberland … … … 1 10,000 35,963 3 11 11 South-West … … … 6 324,524 1,035,278 3 3 10 Suffolk … … … … 1 17,969 32,160 1 15 9 England … … … … 29 1,221,067 3,910,408 3 4 1 Scotland … … … 24 1,658,133 6,518,721 3 18 7 Wales … … … … 11 192,271 772,930 4 0 5 Great Britain … … … 64 3,071,471 11,202,059 3 12 11