§ 99. Mr. W. Shepherdasked the President of the Board of Trade what factory area is occupied for storage purposes by Government Departments and local authorities.
§ Mr. BelcherA total of nearly 41 million square feet of industrial space is held by Government Departments in requisitioned and leasehold industrial premises and Government-owned factories for storage purposes. The area of industrial space held by local authorities is negligible. The whole of the requisitioned industrial premises, aggregating 25 million square feet, is being vacated in the current year. The remainder of the space held is not suitable for civilian production.