§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the activities of the Ulster Office in London in 1982; and what were the results in the industrial sector in the Province.
§ Mr. Adam Butler[pursuant to his reply, 18 April 1983, c. 32]: In 1982 the activities of the Ulster Office, which operates as an arm of the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland in its marketing and trade support role, included the organisation and staging of numerous conferences, exhibitions and shows which enabled Northern Ireland companies to display the wide range of productive skills to be found in the Province. Meetings and interviews were also arranged on behalf of Northern Ireland Departments and statutory bodies.
It is not possible to quantify the results of these activities in terms of orders placed with Northern Ireland companies, but the contribution which the Ulster Office makes as a point of contact between Northern Ireland companies and potential customers is valuable to industry in Northern Ireland.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total cost of the Ulster Office in London in 1983; and how this compares with the costs in the last five years.
§ Mr. Adam Butler[pursuant to his reply, 18 April 1983, c. 32]: The information requested, in financial years and at cash prices, is as follows:
£'000 1981–82 351 1980–81 376 1979–80 447 1978–79 277 1977–78 238 1976–77 233
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the Members of Parliament from (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain who were invited to attend any of the activities of the Ulster Office in London in 1982.
§ Mr. Adam Butler[pursuant to his reply, 18 April 1983, c. 32]: The right hon. Member for Down, South (Mr. Powell) and the hon. Members for Antrim, North (Rev. Ian Paisley), for Antrim, South (Mr. Molyneaux), for Armagh (Mr. McCusker), for Belfast, East (Mr. Robinson), for Londonderry (Mr. Ross) and for Mid-Ulster (Mr. Dunlop) were invited to the Ulster Office during 1982. With the exception of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and other ministerial colleagues in the Northern Ireland Office, no right hon. or hon. Members representing constituencies in Great Britain received such invitations.