HC Deb 23 July 1979 vol 971 cc73-4W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many advance factories under 50,000 sq ft are now empty in Wales; and if he will publish a table showing their location.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

A total of 60, of which over half have been provisionally allocated. Their location by district council areas is as follows:

District Council Area and No. of Units
Alyn and Deeside 4
Arfon 1
Blaenau Gwent 3
Cardiff 7
Cynon Valley 1
Delyn 3
Dinefwr 4
Dwyfor 1
Islwyn 3
Meirionnydd 1
Preseli 6
Radnor 1
Rhuddlan 5
Swansea 2
Torfaen 15
Ynys Môn 3

Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many advance factories under 50,000 sq ft are under construction in Wales; and if he will publish a table showing their location.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

A total of 224. Their location by district council areas is as follows:

District Council Area Number of units Total Area (sq ft)
Afan 3 45,000
Alyn & Deeside 3 75,000
Arfon 11 31,000
Blaenau Gwent 50 364,000
Brecknock 13 32,000
Cardiff 26 202,000
Ceredigion 8 39,000
Cynon Valley 9 62,000
Dinefwr 1 10,000
Dwyfor 4 6,000
Glyndwr 7 32,000
Islwyn 3 20,000
Llanelli 5 22,000
Merioneth 8 15,000
Montgomery 10 78,000
Neath 4 12,000
Ogwr 2 10,000
Radnor 2 10,000
Rhondda 17 107,000
Rhymney Valley 4 12,000
South
Pembrokeshire 4 12,000
Torfaen 16 26,000
Vale of Glamorgan 1 10,000
Wrexham Maaelor 3 30,000
Ynys Môn 10 28,000

Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many advance factories of less than 50,000 sq ft have been let in the last five years to firms coming into Wales from outside.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

A total of 149.

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