§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) how many applications for industrial development certificates were refused in the United Kingdom in 1977; and how this figure compares with the figures for the previous five years;
(2) how many industrial development certificates were granted in England and Wales in 1977; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. CryerThe table below shows the number of industrial development certificates granted and refused for the years 1972 to 1977, for schemes of 15,000 sq. feet and over, in Great Britain. The control does not operate in Northern Ireland.
view of the closure of Shelton steel works and Spillers Bakery.
§ Mr. CryerOur policies are designed not only to regenerate the economies or areas in serious difficulties but also to promote the development of other places. In the administration of the industrial development certificate system we take full account of the special circumstances of North Staffordshire while the area also benefits from the various national schemes of selective assistance to industry.