5.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial development certificates have been approved in the West Midlands during the past five years.
1,340 for schemes of 10,000 sq. ft. and over.
53.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial development certificates were issued to industrial concerns developing in the Merthyr Tydfil area in each year from 1966 to 1972; how many square feet of industrial space they represented in total; and what was the actual number of jobs resulting from such developments.
Following are the figures:
| IDC APPROVALS (ALL SCHEMES)—MERTHYR TYDFIL TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA | ||||
| Year | Number | '000 sq. ft. | Estimated Additional Employment* | |
| Males | Total | |||
| 1966 | 6 | 175 | 260 | 430 |
| 1967 | 8 | 239 | 210 | 500 |
| 1968 | 9 | 157 | 230 | 470 |
| 1969 | 7 | 76 | 170 | 430 |
| 1970 | 3 | 349 | 370 | 440 |
| 1.1.71–29.2.72† | 4 | 56 | 140 | 160 |
| Total | 37 | 1,052 | 1,380 | 2,430 |
Notes:
* Based on the applicants' estimate of the additional employment expected to arise when the projects are complete and fully manned.
† Details cannot be provided separately for January and February, 1972 owing to the risk of disclosure of information given in confidence by firms.