asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what, for each year since 1965, were the numbers of industrial development certificates granted and refused for those parts of the United Kingdom not designated as either a development or intermediate area.
I regret the information in the form requested could not be obtained without undue expenditure of time and effort. Industrial development certificates approved and refused from 1967 in the areas outside the development and intermediate areas as now defined, are as follows:
| Year | Approvals (Schemes of 10,000 sq.ft. and over) | Refusals (All schemes) |
| 1967 | 1,626 | 273 |
| 1968 | 1,855 | 182 |
| 1969 | 2,003 | 203 |
| 1970 | 1,785 | 197 |
| 1971 | 1,336 | 120 |
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what, for each individual development and intermediate area, were the number of industrial development certificates granted and refused, the number of new jobs created and the number of jobs lost, in each year since 1965.
I regret that information in the form requested is not available. Since 1967 the number of industrial development certificates granted together with estimates of jobs expected by the applicants to arise when the projects were complete and fully manned, and the industrial development certificates refused, are as follows:
| IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over) | ||
| No. | EAE | |
| 1967 | ||
| Development Areas | ||
| Northern | 172 | 17,730 |
| North western | 116 | 7,980 |
| South Western | 34 | 1,890 |
| Scotland | 181 | 16,410 |
| Wales | 107 | 11,230 |
| Intermediate Areas | ||
| Scotland | 10 | 240 |
| Wales | 19 | 580 |
| Yorkshire Coalfield | 48 | 2,460 |
| North Humberside | 39 | 1,130 |
| Filey/Bridlington | Nil | Nil |
| Notts/Derby Coalfield | 13 | 300 |
| South West | 14 | 590 |
| West Midlands | 2 | * |
| North West | 28 | 860 |
| 1968 | ||
| Development Areas | ||
| Northern | 191 | 18,880 |
| North Western | 123 | 9,700 |
| South Western | 40 | 2,520 |
| Scotland | 204 | 20,360 |
| Wales | 154 | 15,780 |
| Intermediate Areas | ||
| Scotland | 6 | 160 |
| Wales | 19 | 420 |
| Yorkshire Coalfield | 67 | 3,220 |
| North Humberside | 28 | 1,570 |
| Filey/Bridlington | 1 | * |
| Notts/Derby Coalfield | 19 | 940 |
| South West | 10 | 310 |
| West Midlands | Nil | Nil |
| North West | 42 | 1,660 |
IDC Refusals. There have been no IDC refusals in these apart from 1 in 1967 and in 1968 in the Northern Development Area.
IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over)
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No.
| EAE
| |
1969
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Development Areas
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| Northern | 182 | 15,960 |
| North Western | 105 | 7,870 |
| South western | 34 | 2,970 |
| Scotland | 237 | 16,760 |
| Wales | 162 | 15,690 |
IDC Approvals (for Schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over)
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No.
| EAE
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1969
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Intermediate Areas
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| Scotland | 5 | 490 |
| Wales | 34 | 880 |
| Yorkshire Coalfield | 80 | 4,450 |
| North Humberside | 31 | 940 |
| Filey/Bridlington | 4 | 160 |
| Notts/Derby Coalfield | 19 | 1,370 |
| South West | 13 | 3,180 |
| West Midlands | 2 | *
|
| North West | 32 | 1,640 |
1970
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Development Areas
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| Northern | 178 | 16,670 |
| North Western | 104 | 5,360 |
| South Western | 27 | 2,280 |
| Scotland | 161 | 10,360 |
| Wales | 135 | 12,540 |
Intermediate Areas
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| Scotland | 9 | 230 |
| Wales | 24 | 1,870 |
| Yorkshire Coalfield | 69 | 5,080 |
| North Humberside | 31 | 1,480 |
| Filey/Bridlington | 2 | *
|
| Notts/Derby Coalfield | 31 | 1,810 |
| South West | 16 | 2,230 |
| West Midlands | 2 | *
|
| North West | 48 | 3,210 |
1971
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Development Areas
| No.
| EAE†
|
| Northern | 110 | 5,320 |
| North Western | 50 | 2,330 |
| South Western | 15 | 1,240 |
| Scotland | 149 | 13,210 |
| Wales | 62 | 4,720 |
Intermediate Areas
| ||
| Scotland | 1 | *
|
| Wales | 15 | 700 |
| Yorkshire Coalfield | 52 | 2,650 |
| North Humberside | 20 | 460 |
| Filey/Bridlington | 2 | *
|
| Notts/Derby Coalfield | 29 | 1,870 |
| South West | 9 | 470 |
| West Midlands | 1 | *
|
| North West | 27 | 900 |
*Owing to the risk of disclosure of details of individual projects, figures cannot be given. | ||
| † Estimated Additional Employment | ||