§ 14. Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will make a statement on the progress made in bringing into productive use the vacant space in Government-owned factories in Sunderland.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield:Since January 1977, 14 factories totalling 95,000 sq. ft. —8,800 square metres—have been allocated to manufacturing industry. When in full production the companies concerned are expected to employ over 400 people. Whilst I would have liked to report more progress I think this is a 59W creditable effort given the continuing international economic recession.