§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total area of factory space which industrial enterprises have arranged to lease at each of the new towns in Scotland, and the number of persons these firms expect to be able to employ in each town, respectively.
§ Mr. J. StuartAt East Kilbride, 425,000 square feet of new factory building providing employment for about 4,000 workers is under construction, and a further 66,000 square feet, with an employment capacity of 350 workers, has been approved in principle. At Glenrothes no new factory buildings have so far been approved, but existing undertakings in the area, one of which has extensions in hand and further extensions in prospect, at present employ about 3,000 workers.