§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications have been received for industrial development certificates in each region of the United Kingdom in the first four months of this year; how many have been refused; and, of those refused, how many jobs they were estimated to create.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantFollowing is the information:
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total number of approved applications for industrial development certificates in each region over the past seven years; what was the total number of jobs expected from these approvals in each region: and how many jobs were created.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe following are the figures:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED FOR SCHEMES OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND OVER BETWEEN 1ST JANUARY, 1965 AND 31ST DECEMBER, 1971 Region Number Estimated additional employment Northern 1,124 109,620 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,599 54,810 East Midlands 1,246 38,120 East Anglia 839 35,280 South Eastern 4,227 120,950 South Western 1,078 47,650 Wales 994 95,550 West Midlands 1,729 37,580 North Western 2,177 121,620 Scotland 1,330 127,500 1. Jobs estimated by the applicants to arise when the projects are complete and fully manned.
2. The exemption limits were raised in 1966 and 1970.
3. The area of industrial building has, since the introduction of the Industrial Development Act in August, 1966, been extended to include all ancillary space for storage, canteens etc. In the Northern Region, Scotland and Wales this system was in operation prior to 1966.
I regret that figures of jobs created are not available.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for industrial development certificates for projects in the Kidsgrove Urban District have been withdrawn in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantOne in 1969 and one in 1972.