asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the total rental received in respect of the empty Government advance factory in Blaenau Ffestiniog since April 1973;(2) if he will give detailed breakdown of the total cost of renovating the empty Government advance factory in Blaenau Ffestiniog;(3) what is the total value of the contract for renovating the empty Government advance factory in Blaenau Ffestiniog;(4) when the contract was awarded for work on renovating the empty Government advance factory at Blaenau Ffestiniog; and when he expects work to be completed;(5) how many people are now employed on renovating the empty Government advance factory at Blaenau Ffestiniog, and how many of these are local people;(6) what progress has been made by his Department in renovating the empty 40,000 sq. ft. Government advance factory at Blaenau Ffestiniog;(7) what plans he has to recover from Forgings and Fasterners (Wales) Ltd. part or whole of the cost of dilapidations on the empty Government advance factory in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
All these matters are the responsibility of the Welsh Development Agency.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many potential tenants have visited the empty Government advance factory at Blaenau Ffestiniog since April 1973.
Six.
| Location | Size (sq.ft) | Completion date/or date available for reletting | ||||
| Pembroke Dock | … | … | … | … | 79,800 | September 1970 |
| Treforest | … | … | … | … | 22,800 | June 1971 |
| Dowlais | … | … | … | … | 38,000 | March 1972 |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | … | … | … | … | 50,400 | April 1973 |
| *Cardigan | … | … | … | … | 2x1,500 | November 1973 |
| Pontardawe (Alltwen) | … | … | … | … | 70,500 | February 1975 |
| Swansea (Fforestfach) | … | … | … | … | 33,000 | March 1975 |
| *Bala | … | … | … | … | 2x1,500 | April 1975 |
| *Cardiff | … | … | … | … | 50,000 | May 1975 |
| Bridgend | … | … | … | … | 3x3,000 | April-June 1975 |
| Pontardawe (Gwaun-cae-Gurwen) | … | … | … | 46,600 | July 1975 | |
| *Llandrindod Wells | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | August 1975 |
| Maesteg (Spelter) | … | … | … | … | 25,000 | August 1975 |
| Aberbargoed | … | … | … | … | 45,000 | September 1975 |
| *Abercarn (Oakdale) | … | … | … | … | 50,000 | September 1975 |
| *Maesteg (Nantyffyllon) | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | September 1975 |
| Bargoed | … | … | … | … | 29,400 | October 1975 |
| *Rhondda | … | … | … | … | 10,000 | October 1975 |
| Swansea (Fforestfach) | … | … | … | … | 56,400 | October 1975 |
| Treforest | … | … | … | … | 20,000 | October 1975 |
| Tredegar | … | … | … | … | 40,400 | November 1975 |
| First tenants are being sought for those factories marked *. | ||||||
| Negotiations are at an advanced stage with prospective occupants for six factories. | ||||||