§ Sir R. Glynasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out in the form of a table the areas that are being considered for factory sites in the development areas, indicating how much land is being taken from agricultural production and recreation and what number of houses will be required to accommodate the workers in each of the county districts.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe information asked for by the hon. Member is only available in respect of sites for factories to be built by the Government under the provisions of the Distribution of Industry Act, 1945. The area of land under consideration, or already acquired, for this purpose in the development areas is set out in the following table:
Development Area. Acreage for factory site. formerly used for agriculture, allotments or recreation. 1. W. Cumberland 124 59 2. N. Eastern 644 387 3. S. Wales and Monmouthshire. 779 549 4. S. Lancashire 92 57 5. Scottish 1,127 796 Total 2,766 1,848 The actual definitions of the boundaries in respect of 14 other sites have not yet 317W been finally settled and are got, therefore, included in the above totals. Since one of the primary aims of the Government's distribution of industry policy is to establish industry in areas where labour is already available, special steps to provide houses to accommodate workers required for these factories are not normally necessary. But the Board of
Development Area. County. Number of key workers houses sponsored by Board of Trade. Number of Executives houses authorised by Board of Trade. W. Cumberland … … Cumberland … … 91 — N. Eastern … … Durham … … 679 149 Northumberland … 83 13 N. Riding of Yorkshire 97 1 S. Wales and Monmouthshire Brecknock … … 66 1 Carmarthen … … 6 1 Glamorgan … … 516 47 Monmouth … … 372 5 Pembroke … … 11 — Wrexham … … Denbigh … … 117 — S. Lancashire … … Lancashire … … 12 — Scottish … … Lanark … … 208 20 Ayr … … 35 2 Dumbarton … … 14 1 Renfrew … … 11 — Linlithgow … … 3 — W. Lothian … … 1 — Angus … … 74 — Totals … 2,396 240