§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Lord President of the Council whether, in view of Her Majesty's Government's desire to expedite British entry to the European Economic Community, he will now move to appoint a Select Committee of the House of Commons to examine and report on ways of achieving this end.
§ Mr. WhitelawNo.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED AND REFUSED 1968 1969 January February January February Number E.A.E.* Number E.A.E.* Number E.A.E.* Number E.A.E.* Approvals† Northern 24 1,760 17 950 23 1,730 28 2,610 Yorkshire and Humberside 49 820 31 580 64 1,580 54 1,420 East Midlands 24 530 33 650 44 1,080 35 860 Eastern 22 480 19 310 34 1,010 17 680 South East 57 720 92 1,080 116 2,090 120 3,200 South West 27 370 20 440 51 1,070 20 770 Wales 28 1,280 22 1,720 29 1,790 22 760 West Midlands 42 460 35 360 38 320 56 670 North West 53 1,890 65 2,020 58 3,550 70 2,540 Scotland 22 1,540 29 1,280 21 1,140 28 2,130 Refusals‡ East Midlands 4 520 — — — — 2 § East Anglia — — — — — — 1 § South East 7 150 11 650 6 220 6 290 South West — — — — — — — — West Midlands 4 50 4 40 3 110 1 §
1970 1971 January February January Number E.A.E.* Number E.A.E.* Number E.A.E.* Approvals† Northern 25 2,810 23 460 2 § Yorkshire and Humberside 33 1,420 44 840 19 250 East Midlands 39 1,110 33 590 17 460 Eastern 16 1,030 16 360 13 300 South East 93 1,870 104 2,300 83 2,440 South West 38 880 20 440 6 70 Wales 29 920 27 2,040 7 500 West Midlands 50 940 61 1,180 38 500 North West 48 1,100 49 1,230 27 960 Scotland 15 1,530 13 700 13 2,160 Refusals‡ East Midlands 3 110 3 180 1 § East Anglia — — — — — South East 17 740 6 130 11 5,270 South West — — 1 § — — West Midlands 5 160 3 30 5 70 Notes: * Estimated Additional Employment—Applicants' estimates of the additional employment expected to arise when projects are complete and fully manned. † Projects mainly of 5,000 sq. ft. and over. ‡ All projects. § Figures are not normally provided where schemes total less than 3. I regret that the February, 1971, figures are not yet available.