Advance Factories

Mr. Kenneth Clarke
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what precise geographical definition of shipbuilding areas has been used in the latest programme of advance factory building; and how many advance factories are at the moment standing empty or under construction in those areas.

Mr. Alan Williams
The shipbuilding areas are defined for this purpose as the travel-to-work areas of Tyneside, Wear-side, Teesside and Liverpool. The current figures of advance factories are as under:-----------
|Tyneside |
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|Wearside |
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|Teesside |
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|Liverpool|
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