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Mr. Henderson
asked the Secretary of State for Employment which sites were investigated as suitable for the National Drill Training Centre.
Mr. Harold Walker
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that in seeking a long term site for the establishment of a Drilling Technology Training Centre the suitability of 32 sites has been investigated. The location of these are given in the table below:
General Location and Site
Livingston
- Road Transport Industry Training Board Centre.
- Bing Site.
Glasgow
- Rothesay Dock, D. M. Stevenson Site.
- Rothesay Dock, Clyde Port Authority Site.
- Old Kilpatrick, Shell Mex and BP Training Centre.
- Blair Ardrie, Shell Mex and BP Training Centre.
- Alexandria, Green Field Site.
East Kilbride
- National Engineering Laboratory.
Angus
- Budden Camp.
- Tealing Airfield.
- Friockheim Airfield.
- Montrose Airfield.
- Montrose, Coronation Avenue Site.
- Montrose, Wardhouse.
- Brechin, Logie Pert Site.
Dundee
- Tayport Site.
- Budden Ness Site
Aberdeen
- Marywell and General Area.
Elgin
- Dallachy Airfield.
- Channery Farm.
- Springfield Farm.
- Forres (Factory Site).
Inverness
- Evanton, Highland Deephouse Site.
- Culloden, School of Forestry.
Dalkeith
- Straiton Area.
- Cowsland.
Midlothian
- Easton Colliery.
- Whitrigg Colliery.
- Riccarton Campus.
Grangemouth
- Refinery and Airlie Centre.
Stonehaven
- General Area.
Yorkshire
- Eakring Oilfield Site.