§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the total amount spent by English Estates in providing new factory premises and serviced sites in Barrow and Furness since June 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 1 February 1994]: English Estates has spent £5.1 million in the Barrow-in-Furness travel-to-work area since June 1991. Of this, some £1 million has been used to assemble sites for the town centre redevelopment and the remainder has gone on the development of 34,500 sq ft of managed workspace to help encourage the formation of new businesses, 33,000 sq ft of workshops/small factories and 46,000 sq ft of large detached factories for both indigenous companies and inward investors.
§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many acres of serviced industrial land have been provided by English Estates in Barow and Furness since 1991 under the Cumbria special support initiative announced by the Government in June 1991.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer 1 February 1994]: Since Cumbria county council is well advanced with its own site reclamation/servicing programmes, assisted by derelict land grant, English Estates has supported these efforts by acquiring 7.5 acres of serviced land. It has also been working with the county council to identify further locations in the Barrow-in-Furness travel-to-work area where land can be brought forward. Feasibility studies are well advanced on two possible sites involving around 30 acres in total.