§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new jobs have been created as a result of the setting up of the enterprise zone in Belfast; and how much has been paid out in (a) capital and (b) employment grants to firms within the Belfast enterprise zone.
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§ Mr. Chris PattenThere are 488 jobs in the 50 firms that have located in the zone since designation on 21 October 1981, 205 new to Northern Ireland; a further 18 firms are expected to locate in the zone in the near future, bringing approximately 245 jobs, 30 new to Northern Ireland. Information about jobs is not available in respect of companies already in the zone at designation.
Capital grants totalling £1.97 million and employment grants totalling £1.64 million have been paid by the Department of Economic Development, including the Industrial Development Board, to companies within the zone; in addition, capital grants totalling £0.36 million and employment grants totalling £0.22 million have been paid to local enterprise development unit client companies.