HC Deb 23 April 1964 vol 693 cc198-9W
Mr. W. Hamilton

asked 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. Price

The 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. Hamilton

asked 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. Price

The 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.