§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Industry what plans he has to utilise the funds allotted to his Department by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his recent announcement of public sector spending to sustain activity and employment in the building industry.
§ Mr. Heffer£6 million of the sum allocated to the Department by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11th September will be devoted to the building of new advance factories and to increasing the size of some of those announced in September this year. A further £2 million is to be spent on modernisation and site development and other works, and £1 million on acquiring land for further programmes of factories. The new factories will be constructed on land already in the Department's possession in order to provide work quickly for the construction industry.
218WThis programme will be additional to the normal programme of advance factory building. As a result, it is planned that the total building of advance factories in the coming year will be twice the normal size. The list of sites and sizes is as follows:
FACTORY SITES AND SIZES Size of factory Number of factories (square metres) (square feet) ENGLAND Northern Region Cramlington 1 2,323 25,000 Thornaby 1 2,323 25,000 Lilleyhall 1 2,323 25,000 Team Valley 1 2,323 25,000 Houghton-le-Spring 1 1,393 15,000 Consett 1 1,393 15,000 Tynemouth 2 1,393 15,000 Ashington 1 929 10,000 Cleator Moor* 1 465 5,000 North-West Region Bromborough 1 2,323 25,000 Knowsley 1 2,323 25,000 Knowsley 3 1,393 15,000 St. Helens 1 1,393 15,000 Wigan 2 929 10,000 Nelson 1 929 10,000 Yorkshire and Humberside Region Hull 1 1,393 15,000 Hull 1 929 10,000 Barnsley 2 929 10,000 Bridlington 1 929 10,000 SCOTLAND Dundee 1 2,323 25,000 Queenslie 1 2,323 25,000 Shieldhall 1 2,323 25,000 Kirkcaldy 1 929 10,000 Port Glasgow 1 929 10,000 Cumnock 1 929 10,000 Motherwell 1 929 10,000 Germiston 1 929 10,000 Edinburgh 1 929 10,000 Inchinnan* 1 929 10,000 Bothwell Park* 1 929 10,000 Coatbridge* 1 929 10,000 Ayr* 1 1,393 15,000 WALES Waterton 1 2,787 30,000 Hirwaun 1 2,323 25,000 Bridgend 1 2,323 25,000 Rogerstone 1 2,323 25,000 Pontardulais 1 929 10,000 Gwauneaegurwen 1 929 10,000 * Increase in size of factories announced on 11th September.