§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report the extent of industrial space created in each region of the United Kingdom from 1967 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe net increases in industrial floor space between 1st April 1967 and 1st April 1976 are estimated to be:
Region Net Increase (million square metres) (provisional figures) Northern … 2.3 Yorkshire and Humberside … 0.7 North-West … -0.7 East Midlands … 4.2 West Midlands … 4.4 East Anglia … 1.9 South-East … 2.3 South-West … 4.2 Wales … 1.6 England and Wales … 21.0 Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the respective Secretaries of State.