§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the average length of time now being taken to arrive at a decision after the original receipt of a formal application for assistance for industrial development under the terms of the Local Employment Act; and what steps are being taken to reduce the delay.
72Wshowing the percentage increase annually in petro-chemical sale to the community taking 1950 as the base year.
§ Mr. MaudlingSeparate figures for petro-chemicals are not distinguishable in the trade statistics. Exports of chemicals, including petro-chemicals, were as follows:
§ Mr. MaudlingThe interval between the first submission of an application and the final decision upon it averages between four and five months. The interval between receiving from the applicant all the information necessary to enable the Committee to investigate his case and the final decision on it averages less than two months. I do not consider that there is any avoidable delay.