§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many factories employing more than 100 people and situated within the Greater London Council area have closed since 1967; and if he will list their trade classification.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clark,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 13th April 1973; Vol. 854, c. 376], gave the following information:
FACTORIES CLOSED IN THE GREATER LONDON COUNCIL AREA IN THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY 1967 TO 31ST MARCH 1973 LEADING TO REDUNDANCIES AFFECTING MORE THAN 100 WORK PEOPLE Number of Factory Closures Industry Food, Drink and Tobacco 35 Coal and Petrôleum Products 1 Chemicals and Allied Industries 23 Metal Manufacture 6 Mechanical Engineering 25 Instrument Engineering 14 Electrical Engineering 36 Ship-building and Marine Engineering 2 Vehicles 17 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 9 Textiles 3 Clothing and Footwear 26 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 7 Timber, Furniture, etc. 13 Paper, Printing and Publishing 37 Other Manufacturing Industries 20 274