§ 41. Mr. Harry Randallasked the President of the Board of Trade how many jobs are estimated to have arisen from the granting of industrial development certificates in the northern region in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe employment estimated by the firms concerned as likely to arise from industrial development certificates issued for the Northern region in each of the past five years was, to the nearest thousand:
Year Employment Estimate 1958 … … … … 4,000 1959 … … … … 3,000 1960 … … … … 8,000 1961 … … … … 12,000 1962 … … … … 8,000
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the President of the Board of Trade to state for each month of 1962 the number of certificates granted for factory construction in each region of the country and the amount of factory space to be constructed in each case.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe figures are as follows: 9W
Standard Region 1962 May June July August No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area Northern 10 199 9 437 5 40 5 79 East and West Ridings 14 209 15 180 23 350 13 280 North Midland 15 271 10 136 15 198 15 140 Eastern 37 750 11 177 9 108 15 255 London and South Eastern 33 595 23 376 40 646 25 463 Southern 16 245 9 144 11 276 14 217 South Western 10 116 11 207 13 295 6 51 Wales 8 119 4 25 5 51 12 343 Midland 13 195 24 329 19 253 21 452 North Western 31 622 18 435 22 593 18 349 Scotland 9 270 13 596 15 395 5 140
Standard Region 1962 September October November December No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area No. of Schemes Area Northern 8 355 12 562 7 202 5 121 East and West Ridings 4 52 13 179 17 223 6 107 North Midland 7 375 7 104 18 266 14 134 Eastern 14 626 15 541 26 181 46 470 London and South Eastern 11 290 25 306 34 495 28 393 Southern 4 68 7 92 14 214 12 254 South Western 8 124 11 207 9 200 5 145 Wales 6 200 5 189 6 218 7 157 Midland 11 331 24 255 23 236 14 116 North Western 27 346 25 329 24 369 12 286 Scotland 12 297 11 200 11 239 17 519