HC Deb 24 March 1959 vol 602 c113W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the President of the Board of Trade how much new factory building has taken place in the County of Fife in each of the last eight years; and how many new jobs, for males and females, respectively, have been provided.

Mr. J. Rodgers

Approximately 1¼ million sq. ft. of new factory space in the period providing employment for some 750 men and 250 women. The annual figures are as follows:

Year Number of building projects Area (sq. ft.)
1951 4 95,692
1952 10 151,471
1953 3 54,830
1954 15 244,273
1955 2 14,837
1956 4 216,404
1957 5 201,980
1958 11 244,490
54 (includes 40 extensions to factories) 1,233,977