HC Deb 12 November 1973 vol 864 c6W
43. Mr. Willey

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many men and women, respectively, were employed in Government-financed factories in Sunderland at the latest available date.

Mr. Anthony Grant

5,651 men and 4,175 women at September 1973.

Mr. Willey

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many men and women, respectively, were employed in Government-financed factories in the Northern Region at the latest available date.

Mr. Anthony Grant

37,076 males and 38,386 females at September 1973. These figures exclude about 9,000 employed at the Aycliffe industrial estate transferred to the new town corporation on 1st April 1973.