Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to expand the economic area for York Central.

York Central has been designated as an ‘Enterprise Zone’ in recognition of its importance as a major city development opportunity in the North of England. There are no plans to expand the economic area of York Central.

The designated York Central Enterprise Zone provides incentives, including government-backed business rate discounts, to attract businesses and jobs to the site. York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership has also invested £6 million from the government’s Local Growth Fund programme to support site development.

Government is investing over £77 million in Housing Investment Grant funding for the York Central project, to unlock 2,500 homes on this strategic city centre brownfield site.