§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many Government factories in Wales are at present vacant.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieTwenty-three units are at present vacant, but of these 13 have been provisionally allocated to would-be tenants.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many Government factories are presently under construction or planned in Wales; and of these how many are already allocated.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieTwenty-four units, each under 5,000 sq. ft.—465 sq. metres—and 40 of larger sizes. Five of the smaller and 14 of the larger are under allocation.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what was the total number of official visits by firms from outside Wales seeking industrial locations in Wales in each year since 1971 and in the first quarter of 1975;
(2) what was the total number of official inquiries recorded from firms outside 58W Wales for industrial locations in Wales in each year since 1971 and in the first quarter of 1975.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieVisits and inquiries recorded by my Department from firms outside Wales for locations in the Principality were:
First Visits Enquiries 1971 99 >257 1972 160 427 1973 282 855 1974 200 635 1975 (first quarter) 36 87