§ Sir Walter Cleggasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many advance factories are under construction in the North-West area of England and what are their sizes.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe English Industrial Estates Corporation has 35 advance factories under construction in the North-West region totalling 13,000 m2 (120,000 sq. ft.), varying from 280 m2 to 900 m2 (3,000 to 10,000 sq. ft.).
§ Sir Walter Cleggasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many advance factories have been let in the current year in the North-West area of England.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe English Industrial Estates Corporation has advised the Department that 32 advance factories totalling 21,100 m2 (227,000 sq. ft.) were occupied from 1 January to 31 October 1980. (This includes two Development Commission-funded factories totalling 730 m2 (7,800 sq. ft.)