HC Deb 15 March 1968 vol 760 cc385-6W
Mr. Gower

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state as at the latest convenient date the total number of advance factories completed in Wales, the number of those factories already let, and the number of persons employed in those factories.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

Of the 38 Board of Trade advance factories announced for Wales since 1959, 25 have been completed, 10 have been let and one sold. Employment in these factories totalled approximately 880 at the end of December.