Employment (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Hansard, 20 November 2001)

HC Deb 20 November 2001 vol 375 c221W 221W

§ Mrs. Humble
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what funding he has provided(a) to encourage employment opportunities and (b) to regenerate industrial estates in the Blackpool, North and Fleetwood constituency in the last three years. [16058]

§ Ms Keeble
The constituency of Blackpool, North and Fleetwood has benefited from the award of £20 million funding in round two of the Single Regeneration Budget. The £2 million Business and Technology Park in the Moor Park area of Bispham was part funded by £600,000 from the SRB and has attracted £1.4 million of private sector investment. Its aim is to encourage inward investment and generate permanent jobs.