asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to bring male employment to the Meadowfield Industrial Estate; and if he will make a statement.

Four factories on the estate totalling with extensions 135,000 sq. ft. and expected to employ about 750 (70 per cent. men) have already been let and a further 20 acres of land has been leased for private development. The one vacant advance factory on the estate has been suggested to 14 firms planning projects which are mainly male-employing. The Department continues to draw the attention of suitable firms to the advantages of locating at Meadowfield.