HC Deb 05 April 1973 vol 854 cc150-1W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial development certificates were issued for the county of Hampshire and for the county boroughs of Southampton and of Portsmouth, respectively, for each year from 1962 to 1972; what were the annual totals of square footage involved; and what were the expected employment levels involved.

Mr. Anthony Grant

I regret I am unable to give the answer in precisely the form requested because IDC data are collected and compiled on the basis of employment exchange area boundaries. Following is the information for IDCs—all schemes—issued for the employment exchange areas approximating to the county of Hampshire(1) and for the employment exchange areas of Portsmouth and Southampton respectively.

(1) Employment Exchange Areas of Farn-borough, Aldershot, Fleet, Basingstoke, Alder-maston, Newbury, Andover, Alton, Petersfield, Winchester, Havant, Portsmouth, Gosport, Fare-ham, Eastleigh, Wqolston, Southampton, Rom-sey, Hythe, Lymington, Ringwood, Christ-church, Bournemouth.

HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Estimated
Additional
Year Number Area Employment
'000 sq.ft.
1962 50 1,362 3,570
1963 86 1,493 3,260
1964 98 1,640 3,590
1965 151 1,965 4,060
1966 224 2,234 4,390
1967 191 2,658 2,680
1968 193 2,410 3,180
1969 276 4,396 5,790
1970 234 3,360 5,400
1971 118 2,267 3,800
1972 128 2,881 3,880

PORTSMOUTH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Estimated
Additional
Year Number Area Employment
'000 sq.ft.
1962 7 185 110
1963 15 313 430
1964 17 447 700
1965 7 112 180
1966 21 155 210
1967 18 184 100
1968 14 237 450
1969 25 580 650
1970 9 282 690
1971 7 100 190
1972 6 84 50

SOUTHAMPTON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Estimated
Additional
Year Number Area Employment
'000 sq.ft.
1962 3 32 50
1963 12 166 290
1964 7 60 10
1965 30 290 400
1966 29 372 150
1967 17 384 230
1968 9 107 190
1969 25 446 300
1970 23 296 370
1971 9 535 300
1972 12 227 90

Note: The exemption limit below which IDCs are not required was raised from 1,000 sq. ft. to 3,000 sq. ft. in August 1966, to 5,000 sq. ft. in December 1970 and to 10,000 sq. ft. in July 1972.