§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he will set out in tabular form for each region the total amount spent on the construction of factories, the number of factories constructed, and the number for whom employment was
FACTORIES PROVIDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE — England Wales Scotland Expenditure £'000 £'000 £'000 1945–31st March, 1952 … 14,261 16,039 16,008 1st April, 1952–31st March, 1960 … 950 7,818 10,709 1st April, 1960–30th September, 1963 … 9,040 7,146 11,830 Increase in Factory Space '000 sq. ft. '000 sq. ft. '000 sq. ft. December, 1946–31st March, 1952 … 9,322(a) 9,656(b) 11,079(c) 1st April, 1952–31st March, 1960 … 5,635 3,571 6,461 1st April, 1960–30th September, 1963 … 2,924 2,816 3,947 Increase in Employment December,1946–December, 1951 … 28,519 17,027 (from December, 1948) 34,433 December, 1951–February, 1960 … 17,901 6,454 22,562 March, 1960–August, 1963 … 10,922 3,778 9,175 (a) Includes 3,418,000 sq. ft. taken over from other Government Departments. (b) Includes 4,169,000 sq. ft. taken over from other Government Departments. (c) Includes 4,432,000 sq. ft. taken over from other Government Departments. Note: The increase in employment in Board of Trade factories in a given period cannot be directly related to the expenditure in that period.