§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage of applications for industrial development 234W certificates in the South East and Midlands regions were refused in each of the last six years; and what percentages these refusals represented expressed in terms of the firms' expectations of the employment involved.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe figures in the table below relate to schemes over 15,000 sq. ft.:
MIDLANDS (EAST AND WEST MIDLANDS ECONOMIC PLANNING REGIONS) Year Percentage of decided applications refused Percentage of estimated* additional employment refused 1971 8.1 10.6 1972 3.9 9.2 1973 4.8 13.0 1974 5.1 11.9 1975 2.0 6.7 1976 (January to November) Nil Nil
SOUTH-EAST PLANNING REGION Year Percentage of decided applications refused Percentage of estimated* additional employment refused 1971 7.8 9.2 1972 5.6 10.2 1973 8.1 10.1 1974 8.6 15.2 1975 1.9 1.4 1976 (January to November) 1.7 0.5 * Applicants' estimates of the additional employment expected to arise when the projects are completed and fully manned.