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76.
Mr. Brooman-White
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.
Mr. Hopkinson
Following is the answer:England and Wales, respectively, during 1951.
Mr. Hopkinson
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 feet | Extensions to existing factories exceeding 5,000 square feet | ||||||
| Number | Area square feet | Number | Area square feet | |||||
| Scotland | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 18 | 1,514,133 | 53 | 1,427,266 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | 2 | 17,452 |
| Under construction | … | … | … | 6 | 781,540 | 16 | 798,302 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | 1 | 10,000 | 9 | 234,840 | |||
| England | ||||||||
| North Eastern Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 15 | 896,991 | 72 | 1,859,694 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | 1 | 7,500 | 2 | 27,500 |
| Under construction | … | … | … | 4 | 505,124 | 28 | 505,144 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | 2 | 164,897 | 13 | 437,701 | |||
| West Cumberland Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 1 | 97,000 | 5 | 378,228 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — |
| Under construction | … | … | … | — | — | 2 | 16,000 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | — | — | 1 | 12,600 | |||
| South Lancashire Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 4 | 45,641 | 17 | 281,580 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — |
| Under construction | … | … | … | — | — | 2 | 48,880 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | — | — | — | — | |||
| Merseyside Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 14 | 2,088,526 | 34 | 733,626 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | 1 | 8,828 |
| Under construction | … | … | … | 3 | 911,704 | 5 | 205,962 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | 2 | 14,945 | 4 | 106,411 | |||
| Wales | ||||||||
| South Wales and Monmouthshire Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 17 | 270,937 | 49 | 1,467,288 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | 4 | 182,600 |
| Under construction | … | … | … | 4 | 80,948 | 14 | 449,917 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | 4 | 62,963 | 4 | 91,463 | |||
| Wrexham Development Area | ||||||||
| Industrial Development Certificates granted | 1 | 30,462 | 7 | 781,696 | ||||
| of which:— | ||||||||
| Completed | … | … | … | … | — | — | — | — |
| Under construction | … | … | … | — | — | 2 | 741,330 | |
| Licensed, but work not yet started | … | — | — | 1 | 7,500 | |||