§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the Hualon Corporation has to date honoured all commitments relating to the payment of monies into its Northern Ireland subsidiary in connection with the projects for which the Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board has approved the payment of a £61 million grant; if he will specify what those commitments were and the date by which they should have been and were honoured; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 21 November 1994]: Hualon Corporation's commitments to its Northern Ireland project are contained in the agreement with the Industrial Development Board, the details of which are commercially confidential.
§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will identify every occasion upon which members of the Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board(a) met, and (b) received hospitality from individuals associated with the Hualon group.
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 21 November 1994]: Over the five-year period during which discussions with Hualon have been conducted, the chairman of the Industrial Development Board, has met with executives of the Hualon Corporation on three occasions. On two of these occasions, during visits to a number of locations in Asia, discussions with Hualon executives in Malaysia extended over dinner provided by the company. On the other occasion, in Northern Ireland, IDB hosted a working dinner.