§ 47. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how
REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES* Number of Projects Six months ended Industrial Floor Space† Six months ended Estimated Additional Employment‡ Six months ended Standard Regions 30th June, 1965 31st December, 1965 30th June, 1966 30th June, 1965 Million sq. ft. 31st December, 1965 Million sq, ft. 30th June, 1966 Million sq. ft. 30th June, 1965 Thousands 31st December, 1965 Thousands 30th June, 1966 Thousands Northern 125 101 107 3.7 2.2 3.7 12.7 7.2 10.9 Yorks. & Humber-side 160 145 157 3.1 31 2.9 3.7 3.3 4.1 East Midland 91 105 140 1.5 2.0 2.6 1.8 1.7 2.2 East Anglia 54 61 102 0.9 10 1.8 2.3 1.9 4.6 South East 388 303 419 6.6 4.8 5.1 9.4 5.2 8.3 South Western 91 87 100 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.6 3.7 Wales 67 68 98 1.5 30 3.9 4.1 3.9 14.2 West Midland 179 176 197 2.7 2.3 3.3 20 2.2 40 North Western 232 190 205 5.4 3.8 5.2 12.2 10.4 13.3 Scotland 135 131 111 5.2 5.8 3.6 11.4 14.4 8.5 Great Britain 1,522 1,367 1,636 32.2 29.6 341 620 52.9 73.9 (Rounded figures) (Rounded figures) * All Projects for schemes mainly over 5,000 square feet. † The interpretation of the term "industrial floor space" is sometimes wider in Scotland, Wales and the Northern Region than in other parts of Great Britain. ‡ As given by applicants at the time of seeking approval.