§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what 83W was the total in square feet of industrial building approved by his Department for which industrial development certificates were issued in each of the economic planning regions in 1971; and what are
AREA OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED (for schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over) '000 sq. ft. Region 1968 1969 1970 1971 North … … … … 11,356 9,187 7,847 4,580 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 7,589 13,834 7,402 5,043 East Midlands … … … … 6,152 5,798 5,821 4,624 East Anglia … … … … 4,148 5,754 2,717 2,752 South East … … … … 18,132 22,748 19,522 17,375 South West … … … … 5,318 5,761 5,208 3,364 Wales … … … … 8,196 7,604 8,030 2,981 West Midlands … … … … 9,900 8,630 7,701 5,595 North West … … … … 15,950 15,125 14,410 7,484 Scotland … … … … 11,269 8,556 10,342 8,122