§ Mr. Cleggasked the President of the Board of Trade, if he will publish a table showing region by region the number of industrial development certificates issued by him during the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe number of i.d.cs issued in each region and in Scotland and in Wales for the years 1965–1968 is given in the table below:—
NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED* Region 1965 1966 1967 1968 (Jan, Sept) Northern 235 226 238 216 Yorkshire and Humberside 307 305 463 379 East Midlands 196 248 305 283 East Anglia 111 184 176 179 South East 680 830 1,060 817 South Western 178 204 324 257 Wales 135 204 223 197 West Midlands 355 374 467 382 North Western 422 428 635 570 Scotland 266 219 250 211 * Mainly for schemes exceeding 5,000 sq. ft.