§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many advance factories have been built in the Liverpool travel-to-work area and the Merseyside special development area since May 1979; and how many new jobs have been created.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have information only in respect of the English Industrial Estates Corporation, for which the Department of Industry is responsible, and which builds factories and workshops for the Government in the assisted areas of England. The information is as follows:
Units built (May 1979–October 1982) M2 (Floorspace) Liverpool Travel-to-Work Area 153 47,151 Merseyside Special Development Area 324 95,424 These developments have provided employment opportunities for about 1,500 persons in the Liverpool travel-to-work area and 3,000 persons in the Merseyside special development area.