§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what was the total area of factory space provided in each year since 1958; and how much of this was built in Scotland.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe figures of schemes completed annually since 1958 for Great Britain and Scotland are as follows:
Area '000 sq. ft. Year Great Britain Scotland 1958 50,163 4,257 1959 36,435 4,015 1960 48,482 4,075 1961 54,933 3,773 1962 46,275 4,307 1963* 25,687† 3,040 * First nine months. † Partly estimated.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what proportion of completed new factory building was built in Wales, Scotland, and England, respectively, in the period 1945 to 1960 and in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe figures are as follows:
NEW FACTORY BUILDING COMPLETED IN WALES SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND* AREA (SQ. FT.) AS PERCENTAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN TOTALS Period Wales Scotland England 1945–1960 8.0 9.9 82.1 1960 13.2 8.4 78.4 1961 5.3 6.9 87.8 1962 10.8 9.3 79.9 1963† 10.2 12.0 77.8 * The figures for each period relate to whole schemes (new factories and extensions to existing premises) completed and not to the areas actually built in that period. † January-September only. Figures of buildings completed are based on information supplied by industrialists and are not yet fully available for recent months.