asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many Government factories are currently unoccupied; what was the date of their construction; and where they are located.
At 30th April 1977 the number of unoccupied Government factories in England was 109, including 40 terraced units i.e., small factory units contained in blocks of terraced factories. Their locations, and in the case of new advance factories, their dates of completion, are as follows:
| Advance Factories (1) | Completed | |
| Northern Region | ||
| Cleator Moor (2TUs) | … | Aug 74 |
| Hebburn (2TUs) | … | Mar 77 |
| Hebburn | … | Apr 77 |
| Workington | … | Sept 74 |
| Workington | … | Feb 76 |
| Consett | … | Sept 74 |
| Consett | … | Feb 76 |
| Stanley | … | Aug 75 |
| Stanley | … | Nov 76 |
| Team Valley, Gateshead | … | Aug 75 |
| Team Valley Gateshead | … | Mar 76 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | … | Jan 76 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | … | Jan 76 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | … | Jan 76 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | … | Mar 77 |
| Jarrow | … | Feb 76 |
| Cramlington | … | Feb 76 |
| Cramlington | … | Mar 77 |
| Sunderland | … | Apr 76 |
| Sunderland | … | Apr 76 |
| Teesside | … | June 76 |
| Teesside | … | Jan 76 |
| Teesside | … | Mar 77 |
| Millom (DC) (2) | … | June 76 |
| Millom (DC) | … | Oct 76 |
| Berwick (4TUs) (DC) | … | June 76 |
| Blyth | … | Apr 77 |
| Blyth | … | Oct 75 |
| Blyth | … | Mar 77 |
| Tynemouth | … | Jan 76 |
| Tynemouth | … | Jan 76 |
| Ashington | … | Feb 76 |
| Ashington | … | Feb 76 |
| Ashington | … | Mar 77 |
| Hartlepool | … | Aug 75 |
| NORTH-WEST REGION | |||
| Bromborough | … | … | Mar 77 |
| Lancaster | … | … | Oct 76 |
| St. Helens | … | … | Feb 76 |
| Knowsley (4 TUs) | … | … | Mar 76 |
| Knowsley (3 TUs) | … | … | Mar 76 |
| Knowsley | … | … | Jan 76 |
| Knowsley | … | … | Feb 76 |
| Knowsley | … | … | Feb 76 |
| Knowsley | … | … | Feb 76 |
| Knowsley | … | … | Mar 76 |
| Wigan | … | … | Jan 76 |
| Wigan | … | … | Jan 76 |
| Wigan | … | … | Feb 76 |
| YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION | ||
| Normanton | … | Dec 75 |
| Doncaster | … | May 76 |
| Doncaster | … | May 76 |
| Doncaster (1 TU) | … | July 74 |
| Rotherham | … | Mar 77 |
| Brighouse | … | Apr 77 |
| Hull | … | Feb 76 |
| Barnsley (2 TUs) | … | Mar 76 |
| Bridlington (2 TUs) | … | Dec 75 |
| SOUTH-WEST REGION | ||||
| Callington | … | … | … | July 76 |
| Newquay | … | … | … | Dec 74 |
| Truro | … | … | … | Jan 77 |
| Truro | … | … | … | Aug 74 |
| Penryn | … | … | … | Nov 76 |
| EAST MIDLANDS REGION | ||||
| Worksop | … | … | … | Apr 77 |
| Claycross | … | … | … | Aug 76 |
Previously occupied factories currently unoccupied (3 ):—
NORTHERN REGION
- Ashington (3)
- Hartlepool (2)
- Cramlington
- Houghton-le-Spring
- Houghton-le-Spring
- South Shields
- North Tees (3)
- North Tees (1 TU)
- St. Helen Auckland (3)
- Jarrow (3)
- Shildon
- Team Valley, Gateshead (4)
- Team Valley, Gateshead (1 TU)
- Brandon
- East Middlesbrough (2)
- Teesside (1 TU)
- Sunderland (2)
- Blyth
- West Chirton
NORTH-WEST REGION
- Huyton
SOUTH-WEST REGION
(1 ) 19 advance factories listed, including eight terraced units, have been allocated to prospective tenants.
(2 ) (DC)=factories funded by the Development Commission.
(3 ) 32 previously occupied factories, including three terraced units, are undergoing modernisation or renovation; 20, including one terraced unit, remain leased to tenants.
By 31st March 1977, 24 million square feet of Government factory space in England was occupied by 439 tenants providing 83,681 jobs.