§ 59. Mr. Milneasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to introduce Government-owned factories into the area of the Blyth constituency, south-east Northumberland and other parts of the Northern Region where high unemployment still persists.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodySome 630,000 sq. ft. of factory space was under construction by the Board of Trade in the Northern Region at the end of April; over 150,000 sq. ft. of this was in the special development areas. The construction of a further 755,000 sq. ft. has been authorised in the Northedn Region.