§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many copies of his Department's environmental protection group research newsletter, issued in March, were printed; to which organisations or individuals it is circulated; what assessment he has made of its effectiveness based on experience gained from the 1991 newsletter; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanMore than 400 of the 1992 environmen-tal protection research newsletters have been printed to date. It is circulated to private industry, public corporations, including local authorities, environmental publications, research councils, educational establishments and individuals.
Judgment of the effectiveness of the newsletter is based on the significant number of inquiries received by the Department, and the consequential expressions of interest in applying for inclusion on the tender list for contracts listed in the newsletter.
My Department considers the newsletter an effective device for bringing the formal environmental protection programme of the Department to the attention of the research community.
Enterprise Zones—Compensation for Rates Revenue forgone Costs (£'000s) 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 (a) = (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) England Allerdale 423 585 627 905 1,034 Corby 3,464 4,344 4,658 4,711 5,384 Dudley 4,141 4,607 4,940 7,570 8,651 Glanford 111 275 295 486 555 Hartlepool 871 1,116 1,197 1,455 1,663 Isle of Dogs 6,463 7,763 8,324 12,938 14,786 Middlesbrough 741 846 907 1,142 1,305 North East Lancs 916 1,556 1,668 2,438 2,786 North West Kent 2,175 3,171 3,400 4,361 4,984 Rotherham 1,205 2,535 2,718 2,553 2,918 Salford/Trafford 5,747 7,782 8,344 9,790 11,189 Scunthorpe 1,320 2,881 3,089 3,683 4,209 Speke 2,015 2,414 2,588 2,919 3,336 Telford 1,890 2,332 2,501 4,173 4,769 Tyneside 10,067 10,455 11,210 14,586 16,670 Wakefield 1,399 1,572 1,686 1,828 2,089 Wellingborough 1,810 1,869 2,004 2,035 2,326 Wales Delyn 607 622 667 826 944 Milford Haven 582 631 677 779 890 Swansea 2,249 2,653 2,845 3,777 4,317 Scotland Clydebank 2,753 2,595 2,783 2,747 3,139 Inverclyde — (c) (c) Invergordon 366 209 224 n/a Tayside 1,448 1,214 1,302 1,902 2,174 Northern Ireland Belfast 1,304 1,640 1,759 1,989 2,273 Londonderry 677 733 786 804 919 (a) actual outturn (b) 1987–88 prices (c) included in Clydebank total