Mr. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will state the number of factories erected on the Treforest Trading Estate; the total cost met out of public funds; and the number of persons employed;
— Number of factories erected. Number of factories occupied. Number of persons employed. Factories in course of construction. Treforest Trading Estate 54 43 1,518 13 Other sites in South Wales Special Areas. 6 6 1,190 2 Total 60 49 2,708 15 Factories are not provided by the Special Areas Reconstruction Association, Limited, and it is not possible to state to what extent the proceeds of loans made by the association or by the Treasury under Section 6 of the Special Areas (Amendment) Act, 1937, have been used for the provision of factories.