HC Deb 23 July 1986 vol 102 c245W
Mr. Wigley

asked 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. Boyson

Total 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.