Cheese Imports (Hansard, 24 October 1968)

§ 102. Mr. Wingfield Digby
asked the President of the Board of Trade what increase in imports of cheese there have been in the last three months.

§ Mr. Dell
13 per cent. by weight and 7 per cent. by value in the period June to August, 1968, compared with the same period in 1967.

§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith
asked the President of the Board of Trade how much cheese was imported in each of the past five years and to the nearest convenient date this year; and what proportion each year was imported from the European Economic Community countries.

§ Mr. Dell
The following is the information:
In August, 1966, the area of industrial building was extended to include ancillary space. In Scotland, Wales and the Northern Region the figures, even prior to August, 1966, included ancillary space.

§ Dr. John Dunwoody
asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the area of industrial development certificates issued for each development area, and for the development areas as a whole, expressed as a percentage of the total area approved for Great Britain in 1966, 1967 and in 1968 to date.
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§ Mr. Dell
The percentages are given in the following table:

AREA OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT AREAS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL FOR GREAT BRITAIN

Development Areas

Northern Southwestern Wales Merseyside Scotland Total

1966^* (January-September) 12.9 0.9 12.9 5.1 11.0 42.8

1966^* (October-December) 7.7 0.5 5.7 4.1 10.0 27.9

1967^* 9.1 1.3 5.6 5.9 11.2 33.0

1968t (January-September) 12.5 0.9 6.4 5.2 10.9 35.9

^* Revised.

† Provisional.

In August, 1966, the area of industrial building was extended to include ancillary space. The percentages from the fourth quarter of 1966 are based on the extended definition, whereas those for the first nine months of 1966 are based on the earlier definition, except for Wales, Scotland and the Northern Region, whose figures were already recorded on the broader coverage.

AREA OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL FOR GREAT BRITAIN
	Development Areas
	Northern	Southwestern	Wales	Merseyside	Scotland	Total
1966^* (January-September)	12.9	0.9	12.9	5.1	11.0	42.8
1966^* (October-December)	7.7	0.5	5.7	4.1	10.0	27.9
1967^*	9.1	1.3	5.6	5.9	11.2	33.0
1968t (January-September)	12.5	0.9	6.4	5.2	10.9	35.9
		^* Revised.
		† Provisional.
In August, 1966, the area of industrial building was extended to include ancillary space. The percentages from the fourth quarter of 1966 are based on the extended definition, whereas those for the first nine months of 1966 are based on the earlier definition, except for Wales, Scotland and the Northern Region, whose figures were already recorded on the broader coverage.