§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage of industrial 109W development certificate applications for South-East England since the war have been successfully diverted to Scotland; how many jobs resulted; and how many of the projects are still in existence.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieIt is not possible to measure the full effect of the IDC control by reference only to firms which, as a direct consequence of IDC applications, subsequently located their project in an assisted area. For an analysis of firms' reactions to IDC refusals in the period 1958–71 I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the Member for Dorset, South (Mr. King) on 8th April.—[Vol. 889, c.402–3.]