HC Deb 24 May 1968 vol 765 c139W
Mr. Clegg

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates he has issued this year to permit development in the North-West outside the development areas and also in the Merseyside development area and Skelmersdale New Town.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

In the period 1st January to 30th April this year 166 industrial development certificates have been issued in the North-Western Region outside the development areas, 64 in the Merseyside development area and 7 in the Skelmersdale employment exchange area.