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<p>I am delighted to confirm that we received 54 applications in the new Enterprise
Zone bidding round by the closing date of Friday 18 September. The breakdown of applications
is as follows;</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Area</p></td><td><p>Number of bids
received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
& Humber</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p
/><p>In view of the number of applications received, it will be a very competitive
process and only the strongest bids will be selected.</p>
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