§ Mr. Forresterasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how many applications for industrial development certificates have been made for Stoke-on-Trent for each of the years from 1955 to 1966; how many have been granted in full; and how many have been granted in part;
(2) how many applications for industrial development certificates in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in each of the years 1955 to 1966, were from firms already established in the city who wished to expand, and how many were granted; and how many were made from firms outside the city, and how many were granted.
§ Mr. Darling:It is not the practice of the Board of Trade to publish statistics of the number of applications which have been received for industrial development certificates. I regret that the other information is not available in exactly the form asked for, but the following table sets out the number of industrial development certificate applications approved in the Stoke-on-Trent area.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES Applications Approved (a) in the Employment Exchange Areas of Stoke-on-Trent, Burslem,Hanley and Longton (b) Number of schemes Total Expansion on existing sites Transfer or expansion on new sites To firms who wished to move into the area 1955 Not available 1956 19 16 3 Nil 1957 23 21 2 1958 15 14 1 1959 27 24 3 1960 28 24 4 1961 21 18 3 1962 10 10 Nil 1963 19 15 4 1964 18 15 3 1965 31 25 6 1966 22 21 1 Notes (a)Schemes over 5,000 sq. ft. (b)Stoke-on-Trent C.B., Leek R.D. and Cheadle R.D.