§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the sites planned for industrial development in West Belfast, and indicate 227W the location of the planned advance factories.
§ Mr. David HowellWithin the parliamentary constituency of West Belfast the Ministry of Commerce owns two industrial estates. At Adelaide-Balmoral some 35 acres are available for factory building; at Whiterock, preparatory siteworks are proceeding in association with the Whiterock Industrial Estates Company Limited for an estate of 12 acres. Negotiations are also proceeding with the Belfast Corporation for the acquisition of a new 20-acre estate at West Bog Meadows, and the availability of a further 20 acres suitable for factory development is being investigated.
At Adelaide-Balmoral, two advance factories totalling 7,800 square metres are already available; tenders for a third are being sought. Tenders for an advance factory of 630 square metres at White-rock will shortly be invited. The Ministry of Commerce is also planning a larger factory for West Bog Meadows.
In addition, the Ministry has acquired a 50-acre extension to its Dunmurry industrial estate close to West Belfast, with further advance factories available and being built.