§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the President of the Board of Trade how many of the new industrial projects, in particular, new factories and extensions exceeding 5,000 square feet, completed in the Clyde Valley area in 1953 are, respectively, in the designated area of the new town of East Kilbride and in the rest of the area of the County of Lanark.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftAccording to the latest information available to the Board of Trade, the numbers of new factories and extensions (exceeding 5,000 square feet) in Lanarkshire completed in 1953 were as follows:
— Number of Projects Area sq. ft. East Kilbride 3 617,000 Rest of the County of Lanark (excluding Glasgow) 10 187,000