HC Deb 30 January 1969 vol 776 cc371-2W
56. Mr. Alec Jones

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the present position of the advance factory programme for Wales.

cil and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

The numbers of those arriving in Britain, for undergraduate or postgraduate courses, under official British schemes sponsored and administered by my Ministy, the British Council and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission are:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

Since October, 1964, we have authorised the construction of 40 advance factories for Wales with a total planned area of 725,000 square feet. Of these, 25 are completed and eight are under construction. Eighteen factories are occupied and are so far providing 1,030 jobs. A further four factories have been allocated.