§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he will introduce employment zones; where they will be; when the greater Portsmouth area will benefit from such a scheme; and if he will make a statement. [124551]
§ Ms JowellI have been asked to reply.
Fifteen Employment Zones were introduced in April 2000 in Glasgow, Liverpool, North West Wales, Heads of the Valleys, Doncaster, Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Plymouth, Brent, Haringey, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Nottingham, and Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland (one Zone). We have no plans to introduce an Employment Zone in Greater Portsmouth.