§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish details in the Official Report for each year since 1966–67 of the number of advance factories, their floor space, and the number of factories and their floor space per 1,000 insured employees in each development area.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe information is as follows: 601W
Northern Development Area Merseyside Development Area South West Development Area Advance Factories Floor Space Per 1,000 Insured Employees Advance Factories Floor Space Per 1,000 Insured Employees Advance Factories Floor Space Per 1,000 Insured Employees (Number) (sq. ft.) (Number) (sq. ft.) (Number) (sq. ft.) (Number) (sq. ft.) (Number) (sq. ft.) (Number) (sq. ft.) March 1959 to: 1st April 1966 … … 17 1,012,000 0.012 735 1 42,000 0.001 51 — — — — 1st April 1967 … … 27 1,456,000 0.020 1,064 2 69,000 0.002 85 5 101,000 0.037 748 1st April 1968 … … 38 2,185,000 0.028 1,615 3 96,000 0.004 118 5 101,000 0.037 748 1st April 1969 … … 46 2,426,000 0.034 1,788 6 211,000 0.007 262 7 162,000 0.051 1,191 1st April 1970 … … 60 2,773,000 0.044 2,024 9 279,000 0.011 353 8 168,000 0.058 1,226 1st April 1971 … … 72 3,000,000 0.054 2,239 12 336,000 0.016 443 9 189,000 0.063 1,322 1st April 1972 … … 85 3,225,000 0.063 2,392 13 362,000 0.017 478 12 217,000 0.082 1,476 1st April 1973 … … 88 3,291,000 0.064 2,395 13 362,000 0.017 479 13 223,000 0.084 1,448 1st April 1974 … … 91 3,335,000 — — 13 362,000 — — 13 223,000 — — 1st April 1975 … … 102 3,479,000 — — 13 362,000 — — 15 243,000 — — 31st December 1975 … 113 3,656,000 — — 16 393,000 — — 15 243,000 — — Notes:
(1) Information is not readily available prior to March 1959.
(2) Many of these factories have been extended and the above figures are based on their present floor areas.
(3) Employment figures are not yet available for the years 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76.
(4) The figures include advance factories sold, freehold and leasehold.