Lord Empey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2015-11-04.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what communications they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the creation of Enterprise Zones in Northern Ireland.

Lord Dunlop

The Government communicates with the Northern Ireland Executive frequently on a wide range of issues.

In ‘Building a United and Prosperous Community’ (the ‘Economic Pact’) signed in June 2013, the Government made a commitment to consider any Executive-nominated sites to be designated as an Enterprise Zone. Budget 2014 announced that businesses located within the Executive’s proposed pilot Enterprise Zone near Coleraine could benefit from enhanced capital allowances until 2020.

I understand the Executive continues to work towards the implementation of this pilot Enterprise Zone.