HC Deb 15 December 1965 vol 722 c308W
Mr. Randall

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will list separately the numbers of new jobs made available in the county borough of Gateshead and the Northern Region in each of the years from 1961 to 1965, inclusive.

Mr. Darling

The additional employment which applicants for industrial development certificates estimated would arise from industrial buildings completed in Gateshead County Borough and in the Northern Region in the years 1961–65 were as follows:

Estimated additional employment
Industrial building completed in Gateshead C.B. Northern Region
1961 260 7,300
1962 160 6,600
1963 150 5,300
1964 570 8,500
1965 (11 months) 200* 12,900*
* As known at 30th November, 1965.