§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many people are currently employed in the 124 advance factories so far authorised by Her Majesty's Government; and how many of these people are employed in Scotland;
(2) how many jobs have been lost by redundancy in Board of Trade advance factories since 20th July, 1966.
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§ Mr. DarlingA total of 1,013, of whom 799 are men, are currently employed in the 16 factories so far occupied of the 124 authorised since October, 1964. Of these 181 (92 men and 89 women) are employed in Scotland.
No jobs have been notified as having been lost by redundancy in any of these factories since 20th July, 1966.