§ 103. Mr. George Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the number of industrial development certificates granted in Wales in January and February, respectively; the number of jobs anticipated as a consequence; and how these figures compare with those for January and February, 1970.
§ Sir J. EdenIn 1971 in Wales, 7 industrial development certificates were issued in January and 10 in February. These were estimated by the applicants to provide 500 and 760 jobs respectively. The comparable figures for 1970 are 29 certificates in January and 27 certificates in February, estimated to provide 920 and 2,040 jobs respectively.