HC Deb 04 July 1955 vol 543 c73W
Mr. Lawson

asked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the Great Britain total of industrial building under construction was being carried out in Scotland at the end of each of the years from 1950 to 1954.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

According to the latest information available to the Board of Trade, the figure at the end of each year was:—

1950 … … … 9.0 per cent.
1951 … … … 10.3 per cent.
1952 … … … 8.3 per cent.
1953 … … … 6.9 percent.
1954 … … … 6.0 per cent.

These figures relate to new buildings and extensions to existing buildings of more than 5,000 sq. ft. for manufacturing industry.