HC Deb 08 February 1971 vol 811 cc22-3W
Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing for each of the last 12 months the number of industrial development certificates issued, region by region, and the total area of industrial building covered by these approvals.

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN 1970 BY MONTH AND REGION
North Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia South East
No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area
January 25 1,188 33 571 39 780 16 278 93 1,629
February 23 382 44 748 33 441 16 257 104 2,065
March 16 299 32 717 31 470 24 318 105 2,100
April 31 1,213 57 705 40 711 21 333 124 2,326
May 21 876 39 484 27 902 16 283 91 1,412
June 25 1,514 46 887 46 710 28 401 108 1,965
July 26 1,045 26 673 31 502 16 301 89 1,650
August 11 145 19 603 26 568 12 187 77 2,121
September 17 409 33 558 28 361 19 355 84 2,009
October 13 364 34 935 22 425 8 127 100 1,567
November 23 585 51 1,032 26 499 19 313 79 1,305
December 13 208 47 871 29 526 15 205 102 2,176

South West Wales West Midlands North West Scotland
No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area
January 38 884 29 908 50 759 48 849 15 419
February 20 212 27 622 61 1,274 49 800 13 429
March 21 250 20 537 55 957 77 3,930 22 875
April 37 570 18 773 51 669 64 1,216 27 898
May 23 383 22 656 41 575 54 985 21 1,042
June 39 702 23 1,453 51 816 52 1,098 19 423
July 36 706 16 322 48 1,005 66 1,236 21 513
August 23 389 32 514 39 616 45 902 22 1,991
September 24 521 15 794 36 966 53 1,561 21 1,007
October 26 621 23 627 38 686 50 1,266 26 1,977
November 25 482 32 1,097 35 534 53 1,469 18 787
December 19 361 23 461 30 590 39 581 16 424

Notes:

  1. (1) The area is shown in '000 square feet.
  2. (2) The figures relate to schemes mainly over 5,000 square feet.