§ Dame Irene Wardasked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the slow progress, reported to the North-East Development Council, towards improving permanent employment on the North-East Coast, what major projects are due for implementation by the end of this year.
§ Mr. DellThe North-East's share of industrial development certificates continues to grow. In the first 9 months of this year industrial development certificates for 9.8m. sq. ft. were issued in the North-East, nearly 12 per cent. of the total for Great Britain. This compares with an annual average of 6.4m. sq. ft. or less than 9 per cent. of the total in the preceding 3 years. The industrial development certificates granted so far this year are estimated by the applicants to provide 15,200 additional jobs, of which 11,200 are jobs for men; and they include 12 major projects of more than 100,000 sq. ft.