§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the estimated number of new jobs created in Wales and the Northern Region of England, respectively, between mid-1964 and mid-1967.
§ Mr. DellThe information requested is given in the following table:
PROJECTS COMPLETED FOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY* FOR WHICH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED Estimated Additional Employment† Number Area ('000 sq. ft.) Males ('000) Total ('000) Wales July-December, 1964 33 462 1.0 1.8 1965 64 1,396 1.5 2.8 1966 87 1,971 3.3 5.9 January-June, 1967 57 956 1.9 2.8 241 4,785 7.7 13.3 Northern Region July-December, 1964 51 1,144 1.9 4.0 1965 142 4,257 9.5 14.2 1966 147 4,562 11.3 15.1 January-June, 1967 86 2,393 4.8 6.6 426 12,356 27.5 39.9 * The figures relate to projects over 5,000 sq. ft. † Employment expected to arise when projects are fully manned as estimated by the applicants.