§ 32. Mr. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade the value and area of new factory building started in Scotland in 1952; and the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe answer is as follows:
NEW FACTORY BUILDING STARTED IN SCOTLAND Year Area Value sq. ft. £ 1947… … … 5,230,072 7,476,886 1948… … … 955,240 1,596,514 1949… … … 3,471,539 17,459,639 1950… … … 1,774,080 3,055,183 1951… … … 3,449,512 10,037,534 1952… … … 949,731 2,303,067 Notes:
1. These figures relate to new factories and extensions to existing factories of 5,000 sq. ft. and over.
2. The value is the cost of the work as estimated at the date of issue of the Industrial Development Certificates.
3. In most cases estimated costs exclude plant and machinery; for certain major schemes however the estimated costs included in the table cover both buildings and plant.
4. The table is based on information available up to 31st December, 1952. Amendments are constantly being received and the information about the more recent periods in all such tables is often necessarily incomplete.