§ 80. Mr. Westasked the President of the Board of Trade how many of the 21 privately financed factory projects of which location only was approved in Wales and Monmouthshire as at 30th June, 1948, have now been abandoned; and whether, where such projects have been abandoned, approval has been given for any alternative scheme to proceed outside the Development Area.
§ Mr. BottomleyOf the 21 privately financed factory projects for which location was approved at 30th June, 1948, in the Development Areas of Wales and Monmouthshire, I understand that only two have been abandoned. In one case the firm has changed its plans on technical grounds and approval has been given to a smaller alternative project outside the Development Area. In the other the firm is, I believe, negotiating to acquire existing privately owned premises outside the Development Area. Of the remaining 19 projects one has been completed, one is now under construction and four more have received building licences.