§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will make a statement on the £20 million programme of advance factories which the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 24th September as one of the measures to alleviate unemployment.
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§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe factories to be built in Scotland and in Wales are for my right hon. Friends to announce. The advance factories in England are to be located as in the list which follows. They are estimated to cost about £9 million, and when tenanted may provide about 3,500 jobs. A proportion are designed to meet the needs of smaller firms. Some of the funds will be used to buy more land to replenish our land holdings.
25TH ADVANCE FACTORY PROGRAMME Location of Advance Factory Area sq. ft. Jobs Northern Region Hartlepool 2.25,000 350 3.3,000 2.15,000 Newcastle (Longbenton) 1.15,000 160 1.25,000 South Shields 15,000 60 Hebburn 10,000 40 Sunderland (Leechmere)* 2.5,000 100 1.15,000 Sunderland (Pennywell) 1.10,000 80 2.5,000 Houghton le Spring 25,000 100 Blyth 1.10,000 140 1.25,000 Cramlington 15,000 60 Stanley (Tanfield Lea) 25,000 100 Crook 25,000 100 Teesside (Thornaby) 15,000 60 Cleator Moor 1.15,000 160 1.25,000 North-West Region Rock Ferry 73,000 290 Liverpool (Sandon Dock) 15,000 60 Liverpool (Gillmoss) 25,000 100 Knowsley 1.15,000 100 1.10,000 Liverpool (Speke) 25,000 100 Bromborough 1.15,000 100 1.10,000 Barrow in Furness 10,000 40 Wigan 25,000 100 Altham 1.15,000 100 1.10,000 Lancaster 15,000 60 Irlam 15,000 60 South-West Region Truro 10,000 40 Hayle 10,000 40 Plymouth 10,000 40 East Midlands Worksop 15,000 60 Yorkshire and Humberside Doncaster 1.15,000 140 2.10,000 Hull 2.10,000 80 Rotherham 1.15,000 100 1.10,000 Grimsby 1.15,000 100 1.10,000 South Kirkby 10,000 40 Whitby 10,000 40 Gateshead (Team Valley)* 4.6,000 95