HC Deb 20 January 1988 vol 125 c711W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, as a rural development area, the Isle of Wight will qualify for the new incentives to be introduced in April in development areas announced in the White Paper entitled "DTI — the department for Enterprise"; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Atkins

The investment and innovation grants to be introduced from April 1988 will be available only in the development areas as designated in the Assisted Areas Order 1984. The Isle of Wight travel-to-work area (TTWA) is not so designated and the new incentives will not, therefore, be available in the TTWA.

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