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Mr. Randall
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will list separately the numbers of new jobs made available in the county borough of Gateshead and the Northern Region in each of the years from 1961 to 1965, inclusive.
Mr. Darling
The additional employment which applicants for industrial development certificates estimated would arise from industrial buildings completed in Gateshead County Borough and in the Northern Region in the years 1961–65 were as follows:
| Estimated additional employment | |||
| Industrial building completed in | Gateshead C.B. | Northern Region | |
| 1961 | … | 260 | 7,300 |
| 1962 | … | 160 | 6,600 |
| 1963 | … | 150 | 5,300 |
| 1964 | … | 570 | 8,500 |
| 1965 (11 months) | … | 200* | 12,900* |
| * As known at 30th November, 1965. | |||