60. Mr. GrantTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total amount of commercial space(a) completed, (b) under construction and (c) with planning permission in the Isle of Dogs enterprise zone; and if he has an estimate of the total allowances they will be eligible for.
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§ Mr. TrippierAs at 31 March the London Docklands development corporation estimated that 320,000 sq m of commercial floorspace has been constructed since 1981 with another 830,000 sq m under construction. Planning permission is not generally required in enterprise zones but the estimate of commercial floorspace committed in the Isle of Dogs EZ is a further 895,000 sq m.
Estimates of the cost of capital allowances to the Exchequer are based on the total level of investment in construction in enterprise zones and other national data; they are not available for individual zones.