§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Technology if he will circulate in tie OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the number of square feet of industrial building completed in Scotland in each of the last 10 years, indicating the numbers of male and female jobs which have accrued or are likely to accrue as a result.
§ Mr. Carmichael, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 15th April, 1970; Vol. 799, 261],gave the following information:—
The latest available figures relating to industrial buildings completed in Scotland for which i.d.c.'s have been issued since 1960 for manufacturing industry are being circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the information:
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS COMPLETED FOR WHICH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN SCOTLAND … … … Thousand Estimated additional Employment (thousand) sq. ft. Males Total 1960 … … … 4,075 4.5 7.6 1951 … … … 3,498 3.9 7.8 1952 … … … 5,239 12.8 16.6 1953 … … … 3,880 7.0 9.6 1964 … … … 3,946 5.7 11.0 1965 … … … 4,326 8.1 12.0 1966 … … … 6,292 10.0 18.6 1967 … … … 5,986 9.8 16.6 1968 … … … 4,102 7.3 13.2 1969 (1st two quarters) 3,404 5.6 7.9