HC Deb 14 February 1972 vol 831 cc20-2W
Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what, for each year since 1965, were the numbers of industrial development certificates granted and refused for those parts of the United Kingdom not designated as either a development or intermediate area.

Mr. Anthony Grant

I regret the information in the form requested could not be obtained without undue expenditure of time and effort. Industrial development certificates approved and refused from 1967 in the areas outside the development and intermediate areas as now defined, are as follows:

Year Approvals (Schemes of 10,000 sq.ft. and over) Refusals (All schemes)
1967 1,626 273
1968 1,855 182
1969 2,003 203
1970 1,785 197
1971 1,336 120

Mr. Hicks

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what, for each individual development and intermediate area, were the number of industrial development certificates granted and refused, the number of new jobs created and the number of jobs lost, in each year since 1965.

Mr. Anthony Grant

I regret that information in the form requested is not available. Since 1967 the number of industrial development certificates granted together with estimates of jobs expected by the applicants to arise when the projects were complete and fully manned, and the industrial development certificates refused, are as follows:

IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over)
No. EAE
1967
Development Areas
Northern 172 17,730
North western 116 7,980
South Western 34 1,890
Scotland 181 16,410
Wales 107 11,230
Intermediate Areas
Scotland 10 240
Wales 19 580
Yorkshire Coalfield 48 2,460
North Humberside 39 1,130
Filey/Bridlington Nil Nil
Notts/Derby Coalfield 13 300
South West 14 590
West Midlands 2 *
North West 28 860
1968
Development Areas
Northern 191 18,880
North Western 123 9,700
South Western 40 2,520
Scotland 204 20,360
Wales 154 15,780
Intermediate Areas
Scotland 6 160
Wales 19 420
Yorkshire Coalfield 67 3,220
North Humberside 28 1,570
Filey/Bridlington 1 *
Notts/Derby Coalfield 19 940
South West 10 310
West Midlands Nil Nil
North West 42 1,660

NOTE

IDC Refusals. There have been no IDC refusals in these apart from 1 in 1967 and in 1968 in the Northern Development Area.

IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over)
No. EAE
1969
Development Areas
Northern 182 15,960
North Western 105 7,870
South western 34 2,970
Scotland 237 16,760
Wales 162 15,690
IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over)
No. EAE
1969
Intermediate Areas
Scotland 5 490
Wales 34 880
Yorkshire Coalfield 80 4,450
North Humberside 31 940
Filey/Bridlington 4 160
Notts/Derby Coalfield 19 1,370
South West 13 3,180
West Midlands 2 *
North West 32 1,640
1970
Development Areas
Northern 178 16,670
North Western 104 5,360
South Western 27 2,280
Scotland 161 10,360
Wales 135 12,540
Intermediate Areas
Scotland 9 230
Wales 24 1,870
Yorkshire Coalfield 69 5,080
North Humberside 31 1,480
Filey/Bridlington 2 *
Notts/Derby Coalfield 31 1,810
South West 16 2,230
West Midlands 2 *
North West 48 3,210
1971
Development Areas No. EAE†
Northern 110 5,320
North Western 50 2,330
South Western 15 1,240
Scotland 149 13,210
Wales 62 4,720
Intermediate Areas
Scotland 1 *
Wales 15 700
Yorkshire Coalfield 52 2,650
North Humberside 20 460
Filey/Bridlington 2 *
Notts/Derby Coalfield 29 1,870
South West 9 470
West Midlands 1 *
North West 27 900
*Owing to the risk of disclosure of details of individual projects, figures cannot be given.
† Estimated Additional Employment