§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment at what date an application was made by Her Majesty's Government to the Commission of the European Community for permission to establish the existing enterprise zone in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets; and if he will list the article(s) of the treaty of Rome which require applications 199W to be made to a Member of the European Commission for the establishment of additional zones in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. KeyUnder article 93(2) of the EC treaty, the Commission may require member states to alter or abolish existing or proposed systems of aid.
The Government wrote on 26 March 1980 to inform the European Commission, as required by article 93(3), of their intention to set up a number of enterprise zones including one comprising parts of the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets. The Commission raised no objections.