HC Deb 17 March 1994 vol 239 cc792-3W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total amount of capital and any other allowances claimed by companies in the Isle of Dogs enterprise zone; and how much of that total had been claimed by the time the deadline was extended after Canary Wharf went into administration.

Mr. Baldry

The total cost of capital allowances for all enterprise zones in Britain, estimated at 31 March 1993, was approximately £1 billion in 1993–94 prices. No information on the cost of capital allowances is available for individual enterprise zones or developments within them.

The total cost of rate relief on the Isle of Dogs enterprise zone, up to its expiry on 25 April 1992, was £113 million in 1993–94 prices.