Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many industrial estates are situated in the Middleton and Prestwich constituency; how many new factories are planned on these estates; how much space is available for future expansion; and to what extent he, and the local councils, control policy for the future development of these estates.
§ Mr. David MitchellThe English Industrial Estates Corporation has neither provided factories in the Middleton and Prestwich constituency, nor owns any land there at the present time, and it is not my right hon. Friend's intention to authorise the EIEC to undertake development there with public funds. The Department does not keep records of private sector or local authority industrial estates, land holdings, or future plans. Future industrial development in Middleton and Prestwich will depend upon private investment and local authority planning permission.