§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the amount of new overseas investment in Northern Ireland for the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ViggersThe Industrial Development Board has had a successful year in promoting investment from overseas. The total number of jobs promoted was 5,300, of which 867 were attributable to 12 new projects introduced from overseas companies already located within Northern Ireland. The aggregate investment associated with these developments by overseas companies was more than £150million.