§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many new jobs have been created in the North-East of Scotland since 1st May, 1964; and what are his plans for the future scale of employment in the area.
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§ Mr. DarlingComprehensive information about the number of new jobs created is not available. 1,446 new jobs are expected to arise from the 72 projects to which financial assistance has been offered since the 1st May, 1964, under the Local Employment Act in the employment areas of Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Inverurie, Huntly, Banchory, Turriff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Banff, Buckie and Keith.
As to the future, the Board of Trade advance factory at Peterhead is now ready for occupation and the advance factory at Fraserburgh is due to be completed later this year. I have just announced the addition of Turriff to the list of development districts in North-East Scotland.