HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 cc314-5W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has received any representations(a) for the creation of new enterprise zones or (b) for the extension of existing enterprise zones.

Mr. Trippier

Representations have been received from local authorities, hon. Members and others seeking the designation of new enterprise zones and the extension of existing zones.

Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he proposes to introduce any new enterprise zones or grant extensions to existing enterprise zones.

Mr. Trippier

My right hon. Friend has no statement to make on this at present.

Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of jobs (a) created and (b) retained in each enterprise zone since its creation.

Mr. Trippier

The number of jobs that existed in enterprise zones at designation and those that were present at October 1985 are given in the table below. Information as to whether specific jobs at designation were in existence in October 1985 is not available.

Employment at designation Employment at October 19853
Corby 61 3,600
Dudley 2,671 3,300
Hartlepool 299 1,400
Isle of Dogs 641 2,700
Salford/Trafford 2,254 4,200
Speke 565 700
Tyneside 10,363 9,300
Wakefield 1,196 1,700
Swansea 2,068 3,400
Clydebank 2,825 4,700
Allerdale 397 1,400
Glanford 141 800
Middlesbrough 1,356 700
North East Lancashire 740 1,900
North West Kent 752 2,900
Rotherham 531 1,100
Scunthorpe 141 800
Telford 0 2,200
Wellingborough 32 1,100
Delyn 933 1,300
Milford Haven 21,676 1,900
Invergordon 103 200
Tayside 546 1,000
1 Data for Glanford and Scunthorpe at designation have been combined to preserve the confidentiality of individual establishments.
2 Estimate.
3 Information up to October 1986 will be published shortly.

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