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Development Areas (New Factories)

Volume 498: debated on Tuesday 1 April 1952

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76.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many Treasury-assisted new factories were approved for the Development Areas of Scotland, England and Wales, respectively, during 1951.

Following is the answer:England and Wales, respectively, during 1951.

Following is the answer:

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF NEW FACTORIES AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FACTORIES FOR WHICH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES WERE GRANTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS DURING 1951
New factories exceeding 5,000 square feetExtensions to existing factories exceeding 5,000 square feet
NumberArea square feetNumberArea square feet
Scotland
Industrial Development Certificates granted181,514,133531,427,266
of which:
Completed217,452
Under construction6781,54016798,302
Licensed, but work not yet started110,0009234,840
England
North Eastern Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted15896,991721,859,694
of which:
Completed17,500227,500
Under construction4505,12428505,144
Licensed, but work not yet started2164,89713437,701
West Cumberland Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted197,0005378,228
of which:
Completed
Under construction216,000
Licensed, but work not yet started112,600
South Lancashire Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted445,64117281,580
of which:
Completed
Under construction248,880
Licensed, but work not yet started
Merseyside Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted142,088,52634733,626
of which:
Completed18,828
Under construction3911,7045205,962
Licensed, but work not yet started214,9454106,411
Wales
South Wales and Monmouthshire Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted17270,937491,467,288
of which:
Completed4182,600
Under construction480,94814449,917
Licensed, but work not yet started462,963491,463
Wrexham Development Area
Industrial Development Certificates granted130,4627781,696
of which:
Completed
Under construction2741,330
Licensed, but work not yet started17,500