§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the number of new jobs which have been created for each of the enterprise zones in England; and what is the number of transferred jobs on the same basis.
§ Sir George YoungWe have information only for firms in those zones designated before May 1982. The figures are as follows:
Number of jobs in Enterprise zone newly opened firms transferred firms Corby 583 892 Dudley 208 332 Hartlepool 300 95 Isle of Dogs 207 108 Salford/Trafford 294 647 Speke 80 380 Tyneside 213 181 Wakefield 91 94 Notes:
1. Information provided by consultants monitoring activity in enterprise zones as at 31 May 1983.
2. Table excludes jobs in firms whose previous location (if any) is not known.