HC Deb 29 January 1973 vol 849 c293W
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

Rate of Unemployment
Location Size* When Announced Current Rate December 1972
Sq. ft. Month 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.

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