§ Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for Trade and industry how many industrial development certificates were approved during the months April-May, 1971, in each of the planning regions; how many new jobs are estimated to arise, male and female; and what are the comparative figures for the same period in each year from 1965.
§ Sir J. EdenThe information requested for the April-May period in the years from 1967 onwards is given in the following table. I regret that the information for the same period in 1965 and 1966 is not readily available but I will write to the hon. Member shortly.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED (Projects of 10,000 sq. ft. and over) April-May, 1967 EAE (1) Number Males Total North 29 1,709 2,237 Yorkshire and Humberside 53 977 1,522 East Midlands 31 330 459 East Anglia 26 424 638 South East 120 1,509 1,915 South West 21 622 1,038 Wales 20 1,323 2,462 West Midlands 40 672 781 North West 56 1,295 2,628 Scotland 35 1,860 3,052 254W
April-May, 1968 EAE (1) Number Males Total North 36 3,509 4,583 Yorkshire and Humberside 50 865 1,846 East Midlands 31 438 992 East Anglia 29 623 1,007 South East 117 1,903 2,471 South West 35 1,289 2,455 Wales 30 866 1,049 West Midlands 52 422 523 North West 87 2,471 3,492 Scotland 29 2,868 4,213
April-May. 1969 EAE (1) Number Males Total North 38 2,582 3,970 Yorkshire and Humberside 41 1,398 1,851 East Midlands 30 584 955 East Anglia 33 1,897 2,590 South East 146 2,819 3,612 South West 26 1,024 1,535 Wales 35 2,704 3,250 West Midlands 55 1,151 1,550 North West 63 1,512 3,054 Scotland 48 1,835 3,651
April-May, 1970 EAE (1) Number Males Total North 37 3,428 5,003 Yorkshire and Humberside 44 773 1,497 East Midlands 44 1,061 1,452 East Anglia 24 553 660 South East 139 2,566 3,920 South West 36 973 1,803 Wales 23 2,445 2,840 West Midlands 42 333 447 North West 70 2,194 3,306 Scotland 30 764 1,287
April-May, 1971 (2) EAE (1) Number Males Total North 18 370 410 Yorkshire and Humberside 35 1,102 1,720 East Midlands 20 716 1,134 East Anglia 9 424 757 South East 90 1,610 2,183 South West 23 242 453 Wales 17 1,141 1,913 West Midlands 32 491 661 North West 31 486 689 Scotland 37 587 754 Notes:
(1) Estimated additional employment—Applicants' estimates of the additional employment expected to arise when the projects are complete and fully manned.
(2) The April-May figures are provisional.
(3) The exemption limits were raised in December, 1970, to 5,000 sq. ft. in the Midlands and South East and 10,000 sq. ft. elsewhere.