§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade by what percentage the area of factory floor space, and of factory building, respectively, have increased during each of the last ten years in Aberdeen City and County, respectively.
§ Sir D. EcclesInformation is not available of the total area of industrial premises in Aberdeen City and County at the start of the period, hence I cannot give the information in the form required by the hon. and learned Member. The following are particulars of the industrial building authorised and completed in each of the last ten years:
ABERDEEN CITY Year Area approved Area completed sq. ft. sq. ft. 1949 … … 5,300 12,000 1950 … … 86,291 5,300 1951 … … 84,469 10,146 1952 … … 13,110 12,288 1953 … … 29,900 78,465 1954 … … 101,585 40,285 1955 … … 153,004 167,628 1956 … … 30,096 127,351 1957 … … 70,410 6,500 1958 … … 13,529 19,119
ABERDEEN COUNTY (EXCLUDING ABERDEEN CITY) Year Area approved Area completed sq. ft. sq. ft. 1949 … … 12,860 8,100 1950 … … 47,377 60,410 1951 … … 47,726 38,400 1952 … … 31,390 37,930 1953 … … 61,578 31,727 1954 … … 112,062 87,314 1955 … … 41,393 61,962 1956 … … 68,733 55,253 1957 … … 89,624 75,873 1958 … … 144,735 104,324 These figures are of all new buildings and extensions to existing buildings which have a ground space over 5,000 sq. ft.