§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade how much new factory space has been provided in Scotland and in Fife, respectively, in each of the last five years; how much is currently under construction; and how many new jobs are expected to accrue.
§ Mr. JayFactory space completed* for manufacturing industry was:
Scotland Thousand square feet Fife 1962 … … 5,239 313 1963 … … 3,880 91 1964 … … 3,946 392 1965 … … 4,319 418 1966 … … 6,313 708 Figures for industrial buildings under construction are not available. Jobs expected to arise within the next few years in authorised new industrial buildings * and in existing buildings taken over by manufacturing firms are 33,000 and 6,300 in Scotland and Fife respectively.
*Schemes of over 5,000 sq. ft.