§ Mr. McGradyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what purpose the Moss Lane factory, Castlewellan has been transferred from the IDB to the Department of Health and Social Security.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe lease on premises at Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, which the DHSS uses for emergency stores, expired on 30 September 1986. The Moss Lane factory was declared surplus to IDB requirements and first offered to Government Departments and public bodies under226W normal disposal rules. The offer was taken up by DHSS which had an immediate need to find alternative accommodation for the stores.
§ Mr. McGradyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the exact location and size of the existing site in the south of Northern Ireland which it is proposed the Castlewellan factory will replace.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe present store is located within the industrial estate on the outskirts of Bessbrook Village, Co. Armagh. This store is approximately 25,000 sq ft and occupies four floors of a former mill.