HC Deb 19 March 1969 vol 780 c99W
Mr. Donnelly

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the annual cost to industry and the economy of the industrial development certificate system in each year 1945–68 under the following headings, namely, administrative costs and the number of man hours in industry and in central government and local government departments.

Jobs arising from assistance offered in Financial year ending 31st March Scottish Welsh Northern Merseyside South Western Gt. Britain* Total
1961 20,300 6,560 .. .. .. 57,400
1962 16,700 2,800 .. .. .. 27,600
1963 5,900 800 .. .. .. 27,100
1964 18,500 1,000 .. .. .. 41,800
1965 21,390 2,088 .. .. .. 60,243
1966 42,267 6,389 .. .. .. 92,494
1967 36,128 12,979 23,737 11,211 1,658 86,183
1968 25,394 13,260 18,724 7,898 1,971 67,404
1969 (Apr./Dec.) 14,457 10,566 19,300 7,407 2,116 53,936
* Includes former development districts not included in the development areas.
..Not available.