§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many factories 631W were opened and how many were closed, respectively, in Scotland during each of the last six years; how many persons were taken into employment and how many thrown out of employment, assuming maximum employment, thereby; and what are the corresponding figures for the Greater London area?
§ Mr. StanleyThe following statement shows the desired information, so far as it is available from the reports obtained for
Region and Year. Number of factories.* Employment provided by factories opened. Opened. Extended. Closed. Scotland: 1933 … … … 15 4 31 900 1934 … … … 18 4 21 1,350 1935 … … … 23 10 15 2,150 1936 … … … 29 9 15 2,200 1937 … … … 20 2 14 1,500 Greater London: 1933 … … … 218 29 107 14,650 1934 … … … 235 50 164 19,400 1935 … … … 215 54 185 19,650 1936 … … … 256 61 164 22,500 1937 … … … 204 58 152 17,100 * Establishments in which 25 or more workpeople are, or have been, employed. Note.—Particulars for 1938 are not yet available.