HC Deb 30 October 1952 vol 505 cc261-2W
Mr. Hoy

asked the Minister of Works the total value of factory building being

Local Authority 1949 1950 1951 1952 January to September
£ £ £ £
South Shields … … … 135,000 — — —
Hull … … … — 841,500 — 459,000
Sheffield … … … 118,500 551,000 133,000 —
Great Yarmouth … … … 80,000 23,000 63,500 12,000
Lowestoft … … … 56,000 — 48,000 4,500
Norwich … … … 175,000 13,500 308,000 72,000
Portsmouth … … … 392,500 576,000 527,500 —
Southampton … … … 438,500 202,500 240,500 163,500
Bristol … … … — 87,000 768,500 5,500
Plymouth … … … 737,000 584,000 772,000 80,000
Swansea … … … — 36,500 764,500 44,500
Birmingham … … … — — 319,000 316,000
Coventry … … … 486,000 585,000 282,500 —
Liverpool … … … — — 126,000 98,000
Manchester … … … — — 166,000 130,000
Canterbury … … … — — 168,000 —
Dover … … … — — 10,000 65,500
Exeter … … … — 843,500 114,000 240,000

carried out in Scotland in October, 1951, and October, 1952, respectively.

Mr. Eccles

In September, 1951, new work to a value of £26,640,816 was in progress on industrial buildings in Scotland. The figure for September, 1952, is £25,337,069.