§ Mr. Boydenasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial development certificates were issued for the Bishop Auckland constituency in the last 12 months; and for what number of jobs.
§ Sir J. EdenIn the period from 1st May, 1970, to 30th April, 1971, nine industrial development certificates were issued in the area served by the Barnard Castle employment exchange and the Bishop Auckland group of employment exchanges, which most nearly corresponds to the Bishop Auckland constituency. The additional employment estimated by the applicants for the certificates to arise from these projects when fully manned was 720.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many new jobs have been created in the Bishop Auckland constituency by the opening of new plant and factories during the last 12 months.
§ Sir J. EdenI regret that the information is not available.