§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the area of empty factory space in (a) each English region, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales which is (i) publicly and (ii) privately owned.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following table shows the factory space administered by the English Industrial Estates Corporation which was empty and available as at 31 December 1981 in each English region.
The question of other publicly owned factory space in England—for example, local authorities and new towns—is a matter for the Secretary of State for the Environment and the questions relating to Scotland and Wales are matters for the Secretaries of State for Scotland and for Wales respectively.
Statistics on vacant privately owned factory space are not available.
England Factories empty and available (as at 31 December 1981) Region Units Sq Ft North-East 276 2,195,115 North-West 129 99,057 Yorkshire and Humberside 135 477,798 East Midlands 28 105,599 West Midlands 21 56,920 South East 18 51,917 South West 78 268,494
§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the area of empty factory space in the Northern region in each county council area which is (a) publicly and (b) privately owned.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following table shows the factory space administered by the English Industrial Estates Corporation, which was empty and available in the North-East region, as at 31 December 1981 by county council area. The question of other publicly owned factory space is a matter for the Secretary of State for the Environment.
380WStatistics on vacant privately owned factory space are not available.
North-East Region EIEC Factories empty and available (as at 31 December 1981) County Council Units Sq Ft Northumberland 30 247,103 Tyne and Wear 147 1,205,088 Durham 55 338,101 Cleveland 44 403,747