Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been provided in the boroughs of(a) Ards and (b) Castlereagh in each of the past five years as a result of assistance from the Industrial Development Board; and when the IDB last arranged a visit to each of these boroughs by a potential inward investor.
§ Mr. AncramInformation on jobs promoted with assistance from the Industrial Development Board in the Ards and Castlereagh district council areas is set out in the table. The last visit by potential inward investors, arranged by IDB, was on 15 September 1994 in the case of Ards district council and on 14 December 1994 to Castlereagh district council area.
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Jobs promoted with IDB assistance Ards Castlereagh 1990–91 50 68 1991–92 149 84 1992–93 49 — 1993–94 41 — 1994 (April to December) — 14 Total 289 166