§ 27. Mr. Shortasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state, in respect of the development districts in the North-East from 1st April, 1961, to 31st March, 1962, the number of factories provided for rent or sale, giving the area, the cost, the estimated employment, the number of building grants given and their total amount, the average grant in relation to the estimated cost and the estimated employment, the number of applications for loans and grants, giving how many are approved, the amount offered and the estimated employment, the figure of capital outlay per job created by the assistance under this Act and the number of industrial development certificates applied for and granted, giving the area and estimated additional employment.
§ Mr. F. J. ErrollDuring the year ended 31st March, 1962, loans and grants amounting to over £420,000 were offered to 12 projects in the North-East for the additional employment of 700 people; 18 applications were rejected, and 16 were under consideration at the end of the period. The rest of the information asked for by the hon. Member is in the Answer my hon. Friend gave on 23rd July to the hon. Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Willey).