§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current rent of the average four-apartment house in each Scottish new town; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe information is set out in the table below.
No average figure for Scotland as a whole is available for comparison.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of new jobs created in each new town in 1975 and in the current year to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe table below sets out the number of industrial employees in each of the new towns at December 1974, December 1975 and June 1976.
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Industrial employees at December 1974 December 1975 June 1976 East Kilbride 19,409 18,415 18,592 Glenrothes 8,248 7,359 7,216 Cumbernauld 6,998 7,120 7,164 Livingston 4,889 4,781 4,943 Irvine 1,847 1,710 1,859 Figures for jobs created in service employment are not recorded centrally.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is able to estimate what each new town board expects to spend in industrial development in the current year; and how this compares at constant prices with expenditure in 1973 to 1975.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe position is set out in the table below. The figures include the acquisition of land and site development and factory construction costs, and have been revalued to the 1976 price level.
1976–77 1975–76 1974–75 1973–74 £000's £000's £000's £000's East Kilbride 1,025 891 1,266 2,119 Glenrothes 1,559 1,159 2,149 1,800 Cumbernauld 893 1,610 1,672 1,375 Livingston 1,298 1,282 1,145 1,854 Irvine 1,142 2,029 2,737 1,455
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is able to estimate aid given under the Industry Act to firms in each new town; and how many jobs were saved or created by grants or loans.
§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieThe information is not readily available and cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many private building plots have been sold by each new town corporation in each of the past four years; what has been the average price per plot; and what is this price per acre.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThis information is not recorded centrally.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish details of major factory closures in each of the Scottish new towns in the past 12 months; and if he will show against this major new industries established within each new town area.
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§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieA factory at East Kilbride employing 200 closed in the past year but was taken over by another manufacturer. No new major industries were established.
In each new town more small firms have been established than have closed.