§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of all industrial development certificates were 381W granted for projects in Scotland, the South-East and the West Midlands, respectively, in each of the years during which the system has operated.
§ Mr. DellThe information asked for is given in the table below for the years
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED * PERCENTAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN TOTALS By numbers By floor area‡ Scotland West†Midlands South East Scotland West Midlands South East 1956 … … 5.8 14.6 34.3 6.7 12.8 31.9 1957 … … 6.0 15.9 31.5 6.4 16.4 28.4 1958 … … 6.2 15.2 33.2 8.7 13.3 34.9 1959 … … 6.3 15.0 33.0 10.4 12.8 32.8 1960 … … 5.7 13.1 29.9 — — — 1961 … … 5.4 11.6 31.7 — — — 1962 … … 6.4 12.0 32.2 — — — 1963 … … 8.3 11.5 28.8 — — — 1964 … … 7.3 12.6 24.8 — — — 1965 … … 9.2 12.3 23.6 — — — 1966 … … 6.8 11.6 25.8 — — — 1967 … … 6.0 11.3 25.6 11.6 8.2 23.6 1968 … … 6.1 11.4 23.6 10.7 10.5 19.2 * Figures relate to all projects over 5,000 sq. ft. † Before 1966 the West Midlands was named the Midlands; the coverage was the same. ‡ Proportions by floor area are not given for 1960–66 because the figures for Scotland were not comparable with those for the West Midlands and the South East in this period.