HC Deb 19 July 1968 vol 768 cc289-90W
Mr. William Price

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications for industrial development certificates in Rugby have been approved during the past three years, and how many have been refused.

Mr. Dell

In the three years to end June, 1968, 20 industrial development certificates for schemes of more than 5,000 sq. ft. were issued in the Rugby

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT*
BAHRAIN
£ million
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
IMPORTS (c.i.f.)
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 14.6 13.9 4.1 5.0 2.3
Other 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6
Total 15.1 14.4 4.8 5.6 2.9
EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS (f.o.b.)
U.K. Exports
Food, beverages and tobacco 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2
Chemicals 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.3 1.3
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 1.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.7
Machinery and transport equipment 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.2
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7
Other 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
Re-exports: miscellaneous 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2
Total 7.6 7.7 9.0 8.1 8.6
KUWAIT
£ million
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
IMPORTS (c.i.f.)
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 150.8 123.4 88.4 91.4 71.6
Other 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.0
Total 151.0 123.8 88.9 92.7 73.6
EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS (f.o.b.)
U.K. Exports
Food, beverages and tobacco 2.5 2.3 4.2 3.9 4.7
Chemicals 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.4
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.5
Machinery and transport equipment 9.4 8.8 6.7 12.9 8.8
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1.8 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.8
Other 2.2 1.3 0.9 1.3 0.9
Re-exports: miscellaneous 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.2
Total 21.9 19.3 18.9 26.0 25.3
* From 1964 Kuwait includes Kuwaiti share in Kuwait-Saudi Arab Neutral Zone.

local employment exchange area. In the same period three applications were refused. The figures of refusals include schemes of 5,000 sq. ft. and less.