asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will now publish in, the Official Report the details of the number of people employed in the aerospace and shipbuilding companies to be nationalised as supplied by him to the hon. Member for Christchurch and Lymington in correspondence.
The information requested is as follows:928, c.
397–8], gave the following information:
My Department will continue to consider each IDC applicaion on its merits.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will agree to treat those inner city areas of London and Liverpool that have rates of unemployment above 6 per cent. in exactly the same way for industrial development certificate applications as the development regions.
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 397–8], gave the following information:Industrial development certificates are not required in special development or development areas, including Liverpool. Decisions on industrial development certificate applications take full account of the current and expected employment needs of the places concerned. The Government are considering the problems of inner city areas, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment will be making a statement shortly.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many industrial development certificates have been applied for in the West Midlands region in each of the calendar years since 1970, together with the numbers that have been rejected.
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st March 1977; Vol. 928, c. 398], gave the following information:The information available is in respect of applications decided. The following table covers projects of 15,000 sq. ft. and over:
| No. of IDCs issued | No. of IDCs refused | |
| 1970 | 177 | 36 |
| 1971 | 123 | 10 |
| 1972 | 184 | 11 |
| 1973 | 221 | 9 |
| 1974 | 145 | 9 |
| 1975 | 136 | 5 |
| 1976 | 179 | Nil |