§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total expenditure by his Department on promoting the interests of Northern Ireland within the United States of America; and how many persons are employed in the United States of America on a full-time and part-time basis on this work.
§ Dr. BoysonTotal estimated expenditure for these purposes in the current financial year is £2.25 million. Twenty-three persons are employed, all on a full-time basis; this number includes 11 industrial promotion officers, seven of whom are involved in seeking industrial investment for the whole of the United Kingdom, not Northern Ireland alone.