HC Deb 04 June 1980 vol 985 cc750-1W
34. Mr. Thornton

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what criteria are being used in order to determine the exact siting of enterprise zones.

Mr. Heseltine

In choosing enterprise zones, we shall be seeking a reasonable geographical spread between the regions and sites which as a group show a variety of different types of problem so as to test the enterprise zone concept in a range of different circumstances. Within each region we shall be looking for the areas with particular problems of economic and physical decay. Within areas of that kind we will be looking for sites with the need and potential for development. Finally, we shall be looking for the willing cooperation for authorities for the area.

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