§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates were issued in each region and in Scotland and in Wales during the final quarter of 1968.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe information asked for is in the table below:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED 1.10.68–31.12.68*† No. Area (000's sq.ft.) Total Northern Region 61 1,551 Yorkshire and Humberside 119 1,855 East Midlands 92 2,501 East Anglia 65 961 South Eastern 303 5,273 South Western 99 1,379 West Midlands 160 3,093 North Western 189 5,287 Wales 80 2,818 Scotland 76 2,744 Great Britain 1,244 27,462 * The figures relate to schemes, mainly over 5,000 sq. ft., for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industry approved during the period stated. † Provisional.