§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the President of the Board of Trade whether applications from firms with a large and potentially growing export trade are given special consideration by his Department if they wish to obtain industrial development certificates to enable them to expand their factories and plant within the reasonable proximity of their existing premises; and what is the general policy of his Department in connection with the granting of such certificates when the withholding of them may affect adversely the increase of exports by the firms concerned.
§ Mr. MaudlingIn determining an application for an industrial development certificate, all the circumstances are fully taken into account, including the company's export trade. At the same time, we have to have regard to the needs of the development districts for additional employment and to the wider effects on the national economy of unrestricted expansion in areas of labour shortage.
§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates have been issued since the enactment of 123W the Local Employment Act, 1960, and for the last three months, respectively; and for which regions these certificates were granted.
§ Mr. R. MaudlingThe provisional figures, by standard regions, are as follows:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED NUMBERS Standard Region 1st April, 1960 to 30th June, 1961 1st April 1961 to 30th June, 1961 Northern 186 52 East and West Ridings 306 56 North Midland 279 68 Eastern 320 66 London and South Eastern 508 99 Southern 220 41 South Western 209 34 Wales 157 34 Midland 391 78 North Western 445 79 Scotland 181 33 Great Britain 3,202 640