§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the President of the Board of Trade what amount of factory space exists in Lanarkshire and particularly at Newhouse, which is not now being used for manufacture.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftAbout 190,000 square feet of Government-owned factory space under the control of Scottish Industrial Estates Limited, is not in use at present. Of this, 35,000 square feet at Newhouse have been allocated and production is expected to begin almost immediately; 140,000 square feet on other estates have also been allocated and production should begin as soon as adaptations or other essential preliminaries are completed. Firm applications for the balance are under consideration.
The Board of Trade have no comprehensive records of privately-owned industrial premises elsewhere.