Mr. Thinasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state for the year ended 31st March 1967, the num- 28W ber of applications for building grants from firms in the North-East development districts, the number approved, the estimated cost and estimated employment, the number of applications rejected, and the number under consideration.
§ Mr. DarlingThe information, in respect of the North East part of the Northern development area, is as follows:
Number Estimated cost (£'000) Estimated additional employment Applications received by the Board of Trade 384 Offers of assistance made (excluding offers declined) 341 4,529 14,396 Applications ineligible* or withdrawn† 166 Applications rejected on the advice of the Board of Trade Advisory Committee 12 Applications under consideration at 31st March, 1967 157 *Applications may be ineligible for such reasons as—application not made in time, applicant not providing building concerned. † A substantial number of applications withdrawn are re-submitted in a revised form