§ 79. Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of land available for industrial development in the constituency of Houghton-le-Spring and in the Northern Region.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe best estimate on present information, following a review by the regional office of my Department, is that there is land available for industrial development in the Northern Region of the order of 9,000–10,000 acres. There are about 225 acres of land allocated for industry at Fence Houses and Rainton Bridge in Houghtonle-Spring urban district and Vane Tempest in Seaham urban district.