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Mr. McGuire
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of advance factories already built
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Rate of Unemployment |
Location |
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Size* |
When Announced |
Current Rate December 1972 |
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Sq. ft. |
Month |
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Per cent |
Per cent |
Barrow |
… |
25,000 |
April 1964 |
… |
3.1 |
2.5 |
Barrow |
… |
25,000 |
August |
… |
3.1 |
2.5 |
Barrow |
… |
15,000 |
August 1968 |
… |
3.1 |
2.5 |
Huyton |
… |
15,000 |
June 1967 |
… |
3.3 |
7.8 |
Knowsley |
… |
25,000 |
November 1964 |
… |
3.4 |
7.8 |
Knowsley |
… |
25,000 |
September 1965 |
… |
2.7 |
7.8 |
Knowsley |
… |
15,000 |
June 1967 |
… |
3.3 |
7.8 |
Knowsley |
… |
25,000 |
March 1970 |
… |
4.5 |
7.8 |
Merseyside South (Birkenhead) |
… |
25,000 |
November 1964 |
… |
3.4 |
7.8 |
Nelson and Colne |
… |
10,000 |
March 1970 |
… |
1.8 |
2.4 |
Rossendale Valley |
… |
10,000 |
March 1970 |
… |
1.7 |
2.7 |
St. Helens |
… |
25,000 |
November 1966 |
… |
2.1 |
4.5 |
St. Helens |
… |
15,000 |
June 1967 |
… |
2.5 |
4.5 |
Speke |
… |
35,000 |
March 1959 |
… |
4.1 |
7.8 |
Widnes |
… |
25,000 |
November 1964 |
… |
2.8 |
4.9 |
* Excluding extensions built later. |
Region |
Total Number of Factories |
As Percentage of Great Britain |
Total Area Sq. Ft.* |
As Percentage of Great Britain |
North West |
… |
… |
… |
15 |
5.5 |
315,000 |
5.6 |
Wales |
… |
… |
… |
56 |
20.7 |
1,066,110 |
18.9 |
Scotland |
… |
… |
… |
92 |
34.1 |
2,176,250 |
38.5 |
Great Britain |
… |
… |
… |
269 |
100 |
5,647,360 |
100 |
* Excluding extensions built later. |