Mr. Fred Evansasked the President of the Board of Trade what measures he intends taking to introduce additional factories into the Caerphilly constituency in order to provide employment for those signing the unemployment register and for those threatened with redundancy through pit closures.
§ Mr. DellThe full range of development area incentives is available in Caerphilly and my Department takes every opportunity of bringing the advantages of locating in the area to the attention of suitable firms. Since the beginning of 1966 industrial development certificates for 2 million sq. ft. of factory building have been issued, which are estimated by the applicant companies to provide over 4,500 jobs of which over 3,100 are jobs for males. Just outside the constituency a Board of Trade factory of 29,000 sq. ft. at Bargoed has been completed this year and allocated and another advance factory of 25,000 sq. ft. has been authorised and a site selected, and these will provide additional employment in the area.