HC Deb 26 April 1971 vol 816 cc35-6W
79. Sir G. de Freitas

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has for diversifying the industry in Corby New Town, Northamptonshire, where nearly nine out of 10 workers are employed in the steel industry.

Mr. Channon

The immediate responsibility for promoting development in Corby New Town rests with the Development Corporation. The Corporation has completed two advance factories of 24,000 sq. ft. each. Two more advance factories are planned. There is 100,000 sq. ft. of office accommodation under construction as part of the scheme for extending the Town Centre. Seven unit

of the relevant Act, the number of redundancy payments and the value in monetary terms made to persons redundant from the construction industry.

Mr. Bryan

The available figures for payments under the Redundancy Payments Act, 1965 in the construction industry in Great Britain are as follows:—

workshops have been approved. The issue of industrial development certificates where required for proposed industrial development is, of course, a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.