§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what additional contribution to the uniform business rate pool the Government propose to make in respect of the(a) Gateshead and (b) Newcastle sections of the Tyneside enterprise zone.
§ Mr. ChopeNone. As I explained in my reply to the hon. Member of 7 June,Official Report, column 688, under the new local government finance system business properties in enterprise zones are exempt from rating. A figure broadly equivalent to the amount of rates that would have been paid but for this exemption was added to the revenue support grant for England for 1990–91.