§ 76. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a list of advance factories in Scotland which are now, or are currently expected to be, untenanted, giving in each case the date of the programme in which the advance factory was announced, the cost to public funds, and the number of jobs which the factory was estimated to provide.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyA list of completed but untenanted advance factories in Scotland is given below. This indicates the estimated employment on the basis of four people being employed per 1,000 sq. ft. As regards factories not yet completed, I am not prepared to forecast whether tenants will be found before completion. It is not the practice to disclose the costs of individual factories.
ADVANCE FACTORIES IN SCOTLAND WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN ALLOCATED Location Programme Estimated number of jobs Kirkcaldy April, 1964 110 Port Glasgow No. 2 Nov., 1964 48 Kilsyth Nov., 1964 48 Inverness Sept., 1965 25 Leven No. 1 Sept., 1965 50 Girvan Sept., 1965 50 Aberdeen No. 1 Sept., 1965 50 Campbeltown Sept., 1965 25 Douglas No. 1 Sept., 1965 76 Sanquhar No. 2 Sept., 1965 50 Sanquhar No. 3 May, 1966 76 Leven No. 2 May, 1966 76 Douglas No. 2 May, 1966 50 Kilwinning No. 2 Nov., 1966 110 NoteThe number of jobs which each can be expected to provide must depend on the type of industry eventually involved.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the number of persons, male and female, respectively, currently employed in advance factories in Scotland included in any programme announced since October, 1964.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody334 males and 362 females at the last count in August.
§ 77. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will carry out a survey of the reasons 34W for non-occupancy of advance factories in Scotland.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyI do not consider that any fresh survey would add to the available information on the prospects of securing tenants. We are already doing all we can to let these factories.