Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his statement of 29 April 2015 to the Dewsbury Reporter, whether it is his policy to establish an Enterprise Zone for Dewsbury; and what targets he has set for the process of establishing such a zone to (a) commence and (b) be concluded.

At Summer Budget we announced the opening of the bidding round for a new wave of Enterprise Zones across England. This round will focus on ensuring that all places in England can benefit from the programme, and the government encourages towns and districts including Dewsbury to work with their respective Local Enterprise Partnerships to develop bids. The application process is now open and Local Enterprise Partnerships have until the 18^th September to submit their bids.