HC Deb 19 April 1982 vol 22 cc25-6W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total area of industrial floor space allocated for industrial or service trade occupancy by the English Industrial Estates Corporation in each of the travel-to-work areas in (a) Cumbria, (b) the Northern region and (c) the North-West region in the last month for which statistics are available.

Mr. MacGregor

During the month of February 1982 the English Industrial Estates Corporation allocated the floorspace indicated below, subject to contract:

Square metres Units
(a) Cumbria:
Workington 47 1
Whitehaven 258 1
Total Cumbria 305 2
(b) North-East Region
North Tyne 526 1
South Tyne 4,097 5
Wearside 162 1
Hartlepool 2,495 1
North West Durham 1,021 5
Darlington and South West Durham 449 1
Morpeth 1,287 1
Loftus 534 1
Total North East Region 10,571 16
(c) North-West Region (excluding Cumbria):
Liverpool 511 2
Birkenhead 144 3
Total North-West Region (excluding Cumbria) 655 5