HC Deb 16 October 1946 vol 427 cc202-3W
Mr. Hoy

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of people at present employed on industrial estates in the development areas of Scotland; the number of factories at present in use; the number of factories being built; the total number of factories to be built in these areas; the approximate number of people who will be employed; when the present schemes are likely to be completed; and if it is his intention to develop any other estates.

Sir S. Cripps

1. There are 13,201 persons employed on the four existing industrial estates in the Scottish Development Area. This total is made up as follows:

— Males. Females. Total.
Hillington 8,405 3,387 11,792
Carfin 159 346 505
Larkhall 37 116 153
Chapelhall 297 454 751
8,898 4,303 13,201

2. There are 103 factories at present in use on these estates, situated as follows:

Hillington … 97
Carfin … 3
Larkhall … 2
Chapelhall … 1
103

3. 138 factories of various sizes are being built in the Scottish Development Area: 66 of these are on industrial estates.

4. A further 120 factories have been approved: 28 of these will be on industrial estates.

5. It is expected that about 37,000 persons will be employed under agreed schemes in the factories being built, or to be built, when they reach full production. This total does not, however, take account of the employment to be provided in 97 factories (included in the totals given in (3) and (4)), being built, or to be built, in advance of demand from specific tenants. These factories should ultimately employ a further 20,000 persons approximately.

6. In present conditions of materials shortages, it is not practicable to state when the factories now under construction will be completed, but it is hoped that nine of the smaller factories now under construction will be completed this year.

7. In addition to the existing industrial estates listed in (1) above, 13 additional estates are, under existing plans, being developed or will be developed at:

Blantyre. Newhouse.
Carntyne. Port Glasgow.
Dalmuir. Queenslie.
Drumchapel. Shawfield.
Dundee. Thornliebank.
Kilmarnock. Vale of Leven.
Kil winning.