§ 99. Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Minister of Technology if he will give a table showing the number of industrial development certificates granted in the Northern Region in each of the years from 1946 to 1969 and for the six months ended 30th June, 1970, and the square footage involved for each period.
155W
§ Mr. RidleyAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The information is given in the following table. I regret that information prior to 1956 is not available.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE APPROVALS TN THE NORTHERN REGION 1956 to June, 1970 Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) 1956 … … … 107 3,885 1957 … … … 127 7,337 1958 … … … 94 2,385 1959 … … … 77 1,458 1960 … … … 173 4,227 1961 … … … 162 6,493 1962 … … … 97 2,954 1963 … … … 140 4,210 1964 … … … 223 8,207 1965 … … … 235 6,226 1966 … … … 226 8,208 1967 … … … 238 7,456 1968 … … … 278 11,927 1969 … … … 282 9,867 1970 (January to June) 141 5,472 Note: The figures for 1956 to 1959 are not comparable with those for 1960 onwards as they were prepared on a different basis.