§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for the Environment in which local authorities enterprise zones have been established; and for which others firm proposals have been announced.
§ Mr. KingEnterprise zones exist in the following local authority areas in England:
Enterprise Zone and Local Authority/Authorities Corby
- Corby District Council
Dudley
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Hartlepool
- Hartlepool Borough Council
Isle of Dogs
- Tower Hamlets Borough Council
- Newham Borough Council
Newcastle/Gateshead
- City of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Salford/Trafford
- City of Salford
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Speke
- Liverpool City Council
Wakefield
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
In addition, the Government have announced its intention to establish further enterprise zones in England, as follows:
Enterprize Zone and Local Authority/Authorities Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough Borough Council
North East Lancashire
- Burnley Borough Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Pendle Borough Council
- Rossendale Borough Council
North West Kent
- Gillingham Borough Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Rochester-upon-Medway City Council
Rotherham
- Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Scunthorpe
- Scunthorpe Borough Council
Telford
- District of the Wrekin Council
Wellingborough
- Borough Council of Wellingborough
Workington
- Allerdale District Council
I have now issued statutory invitations to all the above local authorities, with the exception of the district of the Wrekin council, to prepare schemes for the development of the new zones.