§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many people are now employed in Bradford by Lucas Aerospace; and how many people will be employed there by them after they have received the grants and other assistance announced by him.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldAt Bradford the Department of Industry intends to construct a factory for Lucas Aerospace. This factory will be leased to the company on a full repairing and insuring lease. The first two years will be rent free, but after that period the market value rent fixed by the district valuer will be charged. Lucas Aerospace presently employs 750 people in Bradford, of whom at least 400 will be offered jobs in this new factory. I understand that Lucas Aerospace intends to offer jobs elsewhere within the Lucas group to those existing employees who will not be able to find work in the new Bradford factory.