§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many applications for industrial development certificates were withdrawn in the United Kingdom in each of the past three years;
(2) how many applications for industrial development certificates were refused in England in each of the past three years;
(3) how many applications for industrial development certificates were granted in the United Kingdom in each of the past six years.
§ Mr. CryerThe table below shows the number of industrial development certificates granted and refused for the years 1971–76, and for the first five months of this year, for schemes of 15,000 sq. ft. and over in Great Britain. The control does not operate in Northern Ireland.
Year Granted Refused 1971 … 1,254 55 1972 … 1,490 41 1973 … 1,772 73 1974 … 1,246 57 1975 … 860 16 1976 … 1,062 5 1977 (January-May) … 482 4 The number of industrial development certificates refused in England in each of the above years is the same as the number refused in Great Britain.
Statistics are not available in respect of applications withdrawn.
Since July 1972, IDCs have not been required in the development and special development areas. Following the design designation of the Edinburgh and Cardiff areas in August 1974, the IDC control ceased to apply in those areas.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many applications for industrial development certificates were refused for the Leek parliamentary constituency in each of the past six years.
§ Mr. CryerStatistics for industrial development certificates are not available in respect of parliamentary constituencies.534W In the employment office areas of Biddulph, Cheadle, Leek and Kidsgrove, which approximate to the parliamentary constituency of Leek, no industrial development certificates have been refused during the past six years.
§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of Stale for Industry how many applications for industrial development certificates were refused in the Bristol area over the last six years; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. CryerOnly three applications for industrial development certificates have been refused in the Bristol area since 1971—one in each of the years 1971, 1975 and 1976. Applications for industrial development certificates are normally made to the Department in confidence, and information concerning the applications, including the applicants' names, cannot be disclosed.