HC Deb 20 October 1975 vol 898 cc18-20W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment which sites were investigated as suitable for the National Drill Training Centre.

Mr. Harold Walker

I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that in seeking a long term site for the establishment of a Drilling Technology Training Centre the suitability of 32 sites has been investigated. The location of these are given in the table below:

General Location and Site

Livingston

  • Road Transport Industry Training Board Centre.
  • Bing Site.

Glasgow

  • Rothesay Dock, D. M. Stevenson Site.
  • Rothesay Dock, Clyde Port Authority Site.
  • Old Kilpatrick, Shell Mex and BP Training Centre.
  • Blair Ardrie, Shell Mex and BP Training Centre.
  • Alexandria, Green Field Site.

East Kilbride

  • National Engineering Laboratory.

Angus

  • Budden Camp.
  • Tealing Airfield.
  • Friockheim Airfield.
  • Montrose Airfield.
  • Montrose, Coronation Avenue Site.
  • Montrose, Wardhouse.
  • Brechin, Logie Pert Site.

Dundee

  • Tayport Site.
  • Budden Ness Site

Aberdeen

  • Marywell and General Area.

Elgin

  • Dallachy Airfield.
  • Channery Farm.
  • Springfield Farm.
  • Forres (Factory Site).

Inverness

  • Evanton, Highland Deephouse Site.
  • Culloden, School of Forestry.

Dalkeith

  • Straiton Area.
  • Cowsland.

Midlothian

  • Easton Colliery.
  • Whitrigg Colliery.
  • Riccarton Campus.

Grangemouth

  • Refinery and Airlie Centre.

Stonehaven

  • General Area.

Yorkshire

  • Eakring Oilfield Site.