HC Deb 24 November 1954 vol 533 cc148-9W
Mr. G. M. Thomson

asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of new factories under construction and approved, respectively, in Scotland in the years 1952 and 1953; what percentage change this shows; and how it compares with the same figures for England and Wales.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

As explained in the Board of Trade Journal on 2nd October, 1954, the factory building

NEW FACTORIES AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FACTORIES OVER 5,000 SQ., FT. IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
— Approved in the year Under construction at the end of the year
Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) Number Area ('000 sq. ft.)
Scotland:
1952 83 1,906 122 5,157
1953 143 2,679 136 4,027
Percentage change — Rise of 40.6 per cent. — Fall of 22 percent.
England and Wales:
1952 1,047 24,839 1,313 53,488
1953 1,825 36,373 1,400 51,925
Percentage change — Rise of 46.4 per cent. — Fall of 3 per cent.