Industrial Development Certificates

HC Deb 03 August 1978 vol 955 c649W

Mr. Michael Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications he has received for industrial development certificates in each economic

				1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78
Wales	…	…	Approvals	16	8	12	4
			Refusals	nil	nil	nil	nil
Yorkshire & Humberside	…	…	Approvals	157	122	149	139
			Refusals	nil	nil	nil	nil
East Midlands	…	…	Approvals	128	109	166	170
			Refusals	5	nil	1	nil
East Anglia	…	…	Approvals	79	40	66	64
			Refusals	2	nil	nil	nil
South-East	…	…	Approvals	359	276	307	407
			Refusals	32	8	5	8
South-West	…	…	Approvals	93	61	60	89
			Refusals	1	3	1	nil
West Midlands	…	…	Approvals	114	159	169	177
			Refusals	10	4	nil	nil
North-West	…	…	Approvals	160	126	145	148
			Refusals	nil	nil	nil	nil
Note: IDCs are not required in development areas or special development areas. These include the whole of the northern region, most of Wales and parts of the south-west, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside regions.