§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many industrial development certificates have been issued in Kent since the reduction of the exemption level from 10,000 sq ft. to 5,000 sq. ft.; and how these compare with the numbers issued in the previous two years.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe numbers of industrial development certificates issued in the employment exchange areas approximating to the county of Kent from 1st September 1974, when the exemption limit for the South-East was reduced from 10,000 sq. ft. to 5,000 sq. ft., to 30th April 1975 and for the corresponding periods in the previous two years are as follows:
All schemes 1st September 1974 to 30th April 1975 … 87 1st September 1973 to 30th April 1974 … 63 1st September 1972 to 30th April 1973 … 55