§ Mr. W. T. Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what is the average period which has elapsed between receipt of an application for a standard building grant and it approval for application received since 4th April, 1963.
§ Mr. D. PriceThe lapse of time between the receipt of an application and its approval in principle has varied from several months in the case of applications made before the Local Employment Act, 1963, came into force on 10th July, and two or three weeks in 45W the case of applications now being considered. The average over the whole period is about eight weeks.
§ Mr. W. T. Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development what proportion of applications for standard building grants received since 4th April, 1963,have been passed to the Board of Trade Advisory Committee for scrutiny and approval.
§ Mr. D. PriceSixty-three per cent.