HC Deb 18 February 1976 vol 905 cc718-20W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a list of all unoccupied Government factory premises in each English region, indicating when production last took place in them.

Mr. Gregor Mackenzie

The information is as follows:

Location Area square metres Month production ceased
NORTHERN REGION
West Chirton 742 April 1971
East Middlesbrough 2,513 October 1974
East Middlesbrough 2,819 August 1974
East Middlesbrough 514 September 1972
Ashington 938 April 1974
Teesside 1,373 April 1975
Team Valley 9,959 August 1971
Bede 1,451 September 1973
West Auckland 6,760 September 1975
Leadgate 259 N
Pallion 906 January 1970
Team Valley 1,466 March 1974
Hartlepool 940 September 1975
Meadowfield 7,450 May 1975—L
Team Valley 641 July 1975
Southwick 405 April 1975
Teesside 256 N
Tweedmouth 1,498 N
Hartlepool 516 N
Alnwick 500 N
Pennywell 2,384 N
Cleator Moor 1,033 N
Lillyhall 951 N
Lillyhall 1,353 N
Leadgate 1,454 N
Cramlington 1,353 N
Crook 1,454 N
Hartlepool 1,454 N
Lillyhall 2,371 N
Stanley 951 N
West Auckland 912 N
Blyth 1,454 N
Tynemouth 2,495 N
Cleator Moor 1,454 N
Blyth 4,399 September 1973—L
St. Helen Auckland 1,673 September 1974—L
Team Valley 1,260 February 1975—L
Team Valley 593 March 1975—L
Team Valley 823 November 1975—L
Team Valley 116 November 1975—L
Teesside 2,390 December 1975—L
Houghton Le Spring 1,373 November 1975—L
Team Valley 1,454 N
Houghton Le Spring 1,454 N
Houghton Le Spring 1,454 N
Tynemouth 1,454 N
Tynemouth 1,454 N
Houghton Le Spring 1,454 N
Team Valley 443 May 1974—L
Team Valley 2,184 January 1975—L
Team Valley 1,061 January 1975—L
Houghton Le Spring 2,739 August 1974—L
St. Helen Auckland 1,115 May 1975
North Tees 3,312 September 1974
Pallion 831 December 1975—L
NORTH-WEST REGION
Knowsley 951 N
Huyton 3,467 October 1972
Knowsely 951 N
Lamberhead 912 N
Lamberhead 912 N
SOUTH-WEST REGION
Truro 951 N
Newquay 951 N
Plymouth 951 N
Penryn 1,027 September 1975—L
Camborne 1,915 December 1975—L
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION
Doncaster 258 N
Hull 1,353 N
Bridlington 1,032 N
Bridlington 951 N
Normanton 1,454 N
Hull 900 N
N—Not yet occupied.
L—Vacated but remains leased to the tenant.