§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many industrial development certificates were sought annually from 1974 to 1981; what was the amount of square footage involved; and, of these applications, how many were granted and what was the square footage involved.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 26 January 1982, c. 317]: The information is as follows:
Year Applications Approvals No of Schemes '000 sq. ft No. of Schemes '000 sq. ft 1974 1,900 67,972 1,837 63,958 1975 1,823 44,235 1,800 42,891 1976 1,641 49,496 1,635 49,048 1977 1,543 56,105 1,536 55,620 1978 1,843 66,173 1,835 65,434 1979 1,306 50,954 1,299 50,229 1980 221 24,708 221 24,708 *1981 217 8,528 217 8,528 *January to September.