§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new industries, or extensions to existing industries, have been introduced or taken place in the burghs of Lochgelly, Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes, respectively, in each of the last five years; how many new jobs, male and female, respectively, have been created as a con 320W sequence; and what are the prospects for the next three years.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret precise figures cannot be provided. For the years 1967 to 1971 32 industrial development certificates were approved for the Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes employment exchange areas. These were estimated by the applicants to provide an additional 3,200 jobs when the projects were complete and fully manned. For the same area 1,400 jobs are expected to arise in the next four years in authorised new industrial buildings and in existing buildings taken over by manufacturing industry.
These do not include additional jobs which might arise in existing industrial buildings or in the non-manufacturing and service sector.