§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps she will take to attract inward investment projects to the 11 designated areas of social need in Northern Ireland. [59180]
§ Mr. IngramThe Industrial Development Board (IDB) for Northern Ireland continues to promote the excellent business opportunities for investment in Northern Ireland through initiatives such as the recent North American Roadshow. Higher levels of assistance are available to projects located in or adjacent to areas of social need, and the IDB seeks to achieve its targets of 75 per cent. of all first time projects to be located in or adjacent to these areas.