HC Deb 24 April 1968 vol 763 cc52-3W
Mr. Judd

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the industrial development certificates granted for the Portsmouth area, in each of the past five years, with special reference to the character of the industrial undertaking, the number and type of personnel employed and the proportion of male and female employees.

Mr. Dell

Details of individual projects are confidential, but the total figures of industrial development certificates issued for the employment exchange areas of Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport and Fareham for projects over 5,000 square feet are as follows:

Estimated additional employment*
Number Area Thousand sq. ft. Male Total
1963 24 444 540 1,030
1964 32 634 660 1,320
1965 13 220 510 610
1966 21 316 220 635
1967 27 404 260 385
1968 (Jan.-March) 6 112 50 100
123 2,130 2,240 4,080
ANALYSIS BY INDUSTRY OF CERTIFICATES APPROVED
Estimated additional employment*
S.I.C. Order No. Number Male Total
III Food, Drink and Tobacco 4 70 90
IV Chemicals and Allied Industries 3 40 60
VI Engineering and Electrical goods 34 920 1,700
VII Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 15 500 560
VIII Vehicles 8 135 200
IX Metal goods not elsewhere specified 3 35 70
X Textiles 4 50 350
XII Clothing and Footwear 3 20 210
XIII Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 8 35 80
XIV Timber, furniture, etc. 11 135 180
XV Paper, Printing and Publishing 7 15 15
XVI Other manufacturing industries 5 105 295
105 2,060 3,810
Non-manufacturing industries 18 180 270
123 2,240 4,080
* Applicants' estimates of additional employment expected to arise when schemes are completed and fully manned.