HC Deb 30 November 1970 vol 807 cc255-6W
68. Mr. Palmer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what direc-

North Yorks and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia South East South West Wales West Midlands North West Scotland
1966:
1st Quarter 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.7 2.6 1.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.7
2nd Quarter 1.9 1.3 1.2 0.8 2.6 0.8 2.8 1.5 2.2 1.9
3rd Quarter 3.2 2.1 1.2 0.7 3.2 1.3 3.9 1.4 2.1 2.6
4th Quarter 1.4 2.4 1.2 1.0 4.9 0.9 1.4 1.7 2.8 2.0
1967:
1st Quarter 2.6 3.3 1.7 0.8 5.4 1.9 1.6 2.2 3.5 4.1
2nd Quarter 1.4 2.0 0.9 0.8 5.3 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.9 2.7
3rd Quarter 0.9 1.8 2.2 0.9 5.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 1.8
4th Quarter 2.6 1.5 1.6 1.1 4.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.5
1968:
1st Quarter 2.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 4.0 1.4 1.7 1.8 3.8 3.8
2nd Quarter 3.4 3.0 1.4 0.9 5.4 2.0 1.3 4.0 3.5 2.4
3rd Quarter 4.4 2.2 1.6 1.3 6.5 1.5 3.0 2.8 5.1 2.8
4th Quarter 1.6 1.9 2.5 1.0 5.3 1.3 2.8 3.1 5.3 2.7
1969:
1st Quarter 2.6 3.6 2.2 2.0 8.2 2.4 2.4 2.7 4.6 2.5
2nd Quarter 3.8 2.1 1.7 1.7 6.9 1.7 2.1 2.8 5.1 2.0
3rd Quarter 1.9 3.6 1.4 1.3 5.8 1.5 2.2 2.6 3.3 2.1
4th Quarter 1.5 6.0 1.3 1.3 5.3 1.3 1.6 2.3 3.8 2.4
1970:
1st Quarter 1.9 2.0 1.7 0.9 5.8 1.3 2.1 3.0 5.6 1.7
2nd Quarter 3.6 2.1 2.3 1.0 5.7 1.7 2.9 2.1 3.3 2.4
3rd Quarter 1.6 1.8 1.4 0.8 5.8 1.6 1.6 2.6 3.7 3.5
Note:
The Industrial Development Act of August, 1966 extended the definition of industrial buildings to include ancillary space. The figures for the earlier quarters of 1966 have been revised to comply with the new definition.

tions he has given to those nationalised industries for which he has a statutory responsibility concerning the provision of information to the House of Commons, and any Select Committee it may appoint.

Mr. John Davies

None.