HC Deb 02 July 1958 vol 590 cc100-2W
Miss Herbison

asked the President of the Board of Trade to publish, in square feet, the industrial building in Great Britain, in the London and south-eastern area, in Scotland, in Wales, and in the Midlands, respectively, for each of the years from 1945 until 1958, in the categories, work approved, buildings under construction, and buildings completed, respectively, all as at 31st May of each year.

Sir D. Eccles

This information is not readily available for periods other than calendar years and most recent quarters. The figures for calendar years, excluding buildings not exceeding 5,000 square feet, are:

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND SELECTED AREAS
NEW FACTORIES AND EXTENSIONS (OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET) IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY FOR WHICH LOCATION APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN, 1ST JANUARY, 1945 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1957 (AS KNOWN AT 31ST MAY, 1958)
(Area: million square feet)
— Great Britain London and South Eastern Region Wales Midlands Region Scotland
Approved in period Under construction at end of each period* Completed in period* Approved in period Under construction at end of each period* Completed in period* Approved in period Under construction at end of each period* Completed in period* Approved in period Under construction at end of each period* Completed in period* Approved in period Under construction at end of each period* Completed in period*
1945 … … … 26.1 10.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 — 5.6 3.7 — 1.8 0.5 — 3.6 1.0 —
1946 … … … 40.8 38.0 3.2 2.4 1.2 0.1 5.3 7.6 0.5 4.6 3.4 0.4 6.8 5.3 0.6
1947 … … … 25.0 57.8 11.4 1.7 2.3 0.4 6.9 12.9 1.5 2.0 5.4 1.2 2.9 7.9 2.4
1948 … … … 26.7 47.2 23.3 3.3 1.9 1.5 0.9 9.4 4.2 3.9 4.6 2.3 3.2 6.0 2.8
1949 … … … 58.5 57.6 21.8 11.6 4.2 1.1 2.9 9.4 2.2 7.9 6.1 3.0 3.3 5.8 3.7
1950 … … … 45.9 69.6 24.7 6.6 9.7 2.2 1.4 7.8 3.8 7.5 6.9 3.0 3.0 6.2 2.2
1951 … … … 46.6 69.4 33.9 7.5 10.1 3.2 2.6 4.3 5.5 6.8 7.2 4.1 3.6 7.1 2.8
1952 … … … 26.5 59.5 29.6 4.1 8.6 3.9 0.6 3.5 1.3 4.1 6.1 3.8 1.9 4.9 3.5
1953 … … … 39.1 56.9 31.6 7.0 9.7 3.6 2.2 3.3 2.5 4.2 6.7 3.4 2.6 3.9 3.3
1954 … … … 70.8 64.1 39.1 13.4 10.0 6.7 2.6 4.8 1.5 9.2 8.4 4.5 5.1 4.5 3.1
1955 … … … 91.7 79.0 41.6 18.7 13.8 6.6 2.3 4.2 2.0 11.0 12.7 5.9 5.4 6.5 3.1
1956 … … … 71.6 97.3 48.4 13.0 15.4 8.1 6.7 6.0 2.7 9.2 11.7 8.2 4.8 7.1 4.2
1957† … … … 64.0 85.5 53.0 9.9 14.5 7.3 1.8 5.9 2.0 10.4 9.3 8.6 4.0 5.8 4.8
* Areas of building under construction and completed in a period are the areas of whole schemes and not the areas built or under construction in that period.
† Figures of under construction and completion are provisional.