§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received any representations(a) for the creation of new enterprise zones or (b) for the extension of existing enterprise zones.
§ Mr. TrippierRepresentations have been received from local authorities, hon. Members and others seeking the designation of new enterprise zones and the extension of existing zones.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he proposes to introduce any new enterprise zones or grant extensions to existing enterprise zones.
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§ Mr. TrippierMy right hon. Friend has no statement to make on this at present.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of jobs (a) created and (b) retained in each enterprise zone since its creation.
§ Mr. TrippierThe number of jobs that existed in enterprise zones at designation and those that were present at October 1985 are given in the table below. Information as to whether specific jobs at designation were in existence in October 1985 is not available.
Employment at designation Employment at October 19853 Corby 61 3,600 Dudley 2,671 3,300 Hartlepool 299 1,400 Isle of Dogs 641 2,700 Salford/Trafford 2,254 4,200 Speke 565 700 Tyneside 10,363 9,300 Wakefield 1,196 1,700 Swansea 2,068 3,400 Clydebank 2,825 4,700 Allerdale 397 1,400 Glanford 141 800 Middlesbrough 1,356 700 North East Lancashire 740 1,900 North West Kent 752 2,900 Rotherham 531 1,100 Scunthorpe 141 800 Telford 0 2,200 Wellingborough 32 1,100 Delyn 933 1,300 Milford Haven 21,676 1,900 Invergordon 103 200 Tayside 546 1,000 1 Data for Glanford and Scunthorpe at designation have been combined to preserve the confidentiality of individual establishments. 2 Estimate. 3 Information up to October 1986 will be published shortly.