§ Mr. Prydeasked the President of the Board of Trade how many new factories have been built in Scotland since July, 1945; and in what counties they are situated.
§ Sir H. ShawcrossTwo hundred and eighty-seven new factories and 332 factory extensions of 5,000 square feet and over have been built in Scotland since July, 1945. The table below shows the counties in which these 619 factories and extensions are situated:
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Counties in which situated New factories Extensions to existing factories Total of new factories and extensions Aberdeenshire 7 16 23 Angus 24 23 47 Argyllshire 1 5 6 Ayrshire 9 25 34 Banffshire 3 2 5 Berwickshire — 1 1 Bute — — — Caithness 1 — 1 Clackmananshire 1 5 6 Dumfriesshire 2 3 5 Dumbartonshire 7 16 23 East Lothian — 5 5 Fife 5 10 15 Inverness-shire 1 1 2 Kincardineshire — — — Kinross-shire — — — Kirkcudbrightshire — 1 1 Lanarkshire 149 109 258 Midlothian 10 29 39 Moray and Nairn —. 1 1 Orkney — — — Peeblesshire — — — Perthshire 1 2 3 Renfrewshire 45 47 92 Ross and Cromarty 3 3 6 Roxburghshire 2 4 6 Selkirkshire — 5 5 Stirlingshire 8 14 22 Sutherlandshire — — — West Lothian 6 4 10 Wigtownshire — — — Shetlands 2 1 3 TOTAL 287 332 619 NOTE: These figures do not include the replacement or reconstruction of existing factories nor other industrial premises which do not require Industrial Development Certificates.