Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many investors visited the(a) district of Down (b) borough of Castlereagh (c) borough of Ards at the request of the industrial development board in each of the past 10 years and if he will make a statement about the number of new jobs promoted by the IDB in each of these areas. [41908]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information requested on the number of visits by investors is not available for all of the period specified and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The table shows the number of IDB sponsored visits by potential investors to the areas concerned between April 1993 and September 1995.
Visits by investors District Council 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 (to 30 September) Total Newtownards 10 3 1 14 Castlereagh 5 3 5 13 Down 2 10 3 15 In the past 10 years IDB has promoted a total of 2,863 jobs in the areas concerned as follows:
District council area Down Castlereagh Ards Total 1985–86 10 141 155 306 1986–87 67 168 247 482 1987–88 108 124 298 530 1988–89 318 95 164 577 1989–90 24 404 67 495 1990–91 — 68 50 118 1991–92 — 84 149 233 1992–93 — 18 49 67 1993–94 — — 41 41 1994–95 — — 14 14 Total 527 1,102 1,234 2,863