HC Deb 11 June 1982 vol 25 cc179-80W
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 for the last month for which statistics are available.

Mr. MacGregor

[pursuant to his reply, 17 May 1982, c. 24–25]: During the month of March 1982, the English Industrial Estates Corporation allocated the floor space as follows, subject to contract:

units
(a) Cumbria:
Furness 225 m2 1
Workington 144 m2 2
Total Cumbria 369 m2 3
(b) North-East Region:
North Tyne 259 m2 1
Wearside 1,361 m2 2
North-West Durham 2,439 m2 5
Darlington and South-West Durham 295 m2 2
Central Durham 2,719 m2 3
Morpeth 248 m2 2
Teeside 1,384 m2 7
Total North-East Region 8,705 m2 22
(c) North-West Region:*
Widnes 232 m2 3
Bury 43 m2 1
Liverpool 3,600 m2 7
Birkenhead 1,662 m2 10
Ashton-under-Lyne 46 m2 1
Total North-West Region* 5,583 m2 22
*excluding Cumbria.