§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new jobs in Wales were provided by Government premises including advance factories in each year since 1970 and in the first half of 1975.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe number of new jobs in Wales provided by firms which have occupied Government premises in each year since 1970 is as follows:
Year of occupation Number of new jobs provided to date 1970 1,050 1971 510 1972 1,380 1973 1,300 1974 750 First half of 1975 130 Additional jobs will continue to arise from a number of firms which are still manning-up their projects.
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§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Government factories in Wales are presently under construction or planned and of these how many are already allocated.
§ Mr. John MorrisForty-one units of 5,000 sq. ft. or over are under construction or are planned for Wales. Thirty-six units under 5,000 sq. ft. are also under construction or are planned. Of these, five of 5,000 sq. ft. or over are either allocated or provisionally allocated.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Government factories in Wales are vacant.
§ Mr. John MorrisThirteen.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new Government factories in Wales have been completed so far in 1975 and are operational; and what is the total number of employees involved in each case.
§ Mr. John MorrisEleven, of which five are occupied. Currently they employ 24 but this is expected to increase to 387 when they reach full operational capacity.