§ Commander Keransasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development whether he has 85W now approved the building of a further advance factory for The Hartlepools.
§ Sir J. Gilmourasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development whether he will make a statement about the building of further advance factories.
§ Mr. HeathFollowing the visits which I have paid to the regions in the past few months, and in pursuance of the Government's policies for regional development, I have now decided that nine further advance factories (in addition to that for the Falmouth area which I announced on 27th February) should be built, as follows:
England Size Square feet Hartlepools 25,000 The Jarrow area 50,000 The Barrow area 25,000 Wales The Llangefni area 10,000 Scotland Donibristle 27,500 Dundee 27,500 The Kirkcaldy area 27,500 Queenslie 27,500 Vale of Leven 17,500