asked the Secretary of State for Industry what further programme of advance factory construction he proposes for the assisted areas.
In conjunction with the wide range of financial incentives made available to industry by the Government in the assisted areas, advance factories play an important and effective role. They attract industry to the particular locations which most need new jobs and provide for a diversification of job opportunities in areas heavily dependent on a few large employers.
| LOCATION AND SITE OF FACTORIES | ||||||
| Location | Size | |||||
| (sq. ft.) | (sq. metres) | |||||
| England | ||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||
| Hartlepool | … | … | … | … | 2×15,000 | 2,700 |
| Derwentside (Consett or Tanfield Lea) | … | … | … | … | 25,000 | 2,250 |
| Hebburn | … | … | … | … | 2×15,000 | 2,700 |
| Blyth | … | … | … | … | 10,000 (Terrace Units) | 900 |
| Ashington | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
| Thornaby | … | … | … | … | 15,000 (Terrace Units) | 13,50 |
| 120,000 | 10,800 | |||||
| North West Region | ||||||
| Merseyside | … | … | … | … | 25,000 | 2,250 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | … | … | … | … | 15,000 (Terrace Units) | 1,350 |
| Blackpool | … | … | … | … | 15,000 | 1,350 |
| Altham (Hyndburn) | … | … | … | … | 15,000 | 1,350 |
| Bacup or Haslingden | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
| 80,000 | 7,200 | |||||
| Yorkshire and Humberside | ||||||
| Hull | … | … | … | … | 25,000 | 2,250 |
| Rotherham | … | … | … | … | 25,000 | 2,250 |
| 50,000 | 4,500 | |||||
| Wales | ||||||
| Gaerwen | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
| Caernarvon | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
| Pwllheli | … | … | … | … | 2×5,000 | 900 |
| Milford Haven | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
Beginning in July 1974 the Government have announced four separate programmes in their new series of rolling programmes designed to respond more frequently and more flexibly to the needs of the assisted areas. 47 of these factories are already under construction, and preparatory work on the remainder is well advanced. To encourage further investment in the assisted areas I have now authorised an additional 30 factories totalling some 550,000 sq. ft. Allowing for necessary preparatory work, construction is expected to begin in the financial year 1976–77, and so the programme will provide a continued flow of building as the present series is completed. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland will be announcing the locations of the factories to be built in Scotland. My right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales announced in the Welsh Grand Committee on 7th May the Welsh part of the programme. The following is the list:
Location
| Size
| ||||||||
(sq. ft.)
| (sq. metres)
| ||||||||
| Penyfan | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | 900 |
| Kenfig | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 50,000 | 4,500 |
| 100,000 | 9,000 | ||||||||
Scotland
| … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 200,000 | 18,000 |
| Grand Total | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 550,000 | 49,500 |