§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now give the details of estimates of jobs expected to arise in existing premises and in non-manufacturing employment in each of the Scottish special development areas within the next four years in authorised new industrial buildings and in existing buildings taken over by manufacturing firms.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe service and distributive industries are not subject to 81W the I.D.C. control and I regret therefore that no figures are available for jobs in prospect for these fast growing sectors of the economy. The following table gives the figures for jobs at present expected by the applicant firms to arise in each of the Scottish special development areas in the next four years in authorised new industrial buildings and in existing buildings taken over by manufacturing firms.
Male Total 1. West Central Scotland S.D.A. (including the Lesmahagow, Sanquhar and Shotts employment exchange areas) 6,830 13,251 2. Girvan E.E.A. 117 168 3. Leven and Methil E.E.A. 852 1,518 4. Glenrothes New Town 585 1,224 5. Livingston New Town 1,391 1,802 Total 9,775 17,963