HC Deb 19 March 1969 vol 780 c93W
74. Mr. Donnelly

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of industrial development certificates refused, industrial expansion and rationalisation schemes abandoned and the total value of such projects in each of the years 1945–68.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

With permission I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table giving the numbers of industrial development certificates refused in the years 1960–68. I regret that this information for earlier years is not readily available and could not be provided without an undue expenditure of time and money. Information is not available to enable me to answer the other aspects of the hon. Member's Question.

Following is the information:

I.D.C. Refusals
Year Number
1960 169
1961 117
1962 123
1963 88
1964 150
1965 193
1966 207
1967 229
1968 233(1)
(1) Provisional figures.