§ Mr. Robert Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial development certificates
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES REFUSED 1969 1970 1971 1st January-31st October, 1972 Wolverhampton* … … … Nil 4 2 Nil Dudley* … … … 3 11 12 4 * Wolverhampton comprises the employment exchange areas of Wolverhampton and Bilston; Dudley the employment exchange areas of Dudley, Cradley Heath, Halesowen, Stourbridge and Tipton. The exemption limits below which IDCs are not required were raised in December, 1970, from 3,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft., and in July, 1972, to 15,000 sq. ft.