HC Deb 14 February 1990 vol 167 cc282-3W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the destination by parliamentary constituency of jobs created by the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland from inward investment into Northern Ireland in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89;

(2) what was the destination, by parliamentary constituency, of the jobs created by the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland in 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89.

Mr. Needham

Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. The table details jobs promoted in each parliamentary constituency during the years 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89:

1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Inward Home Inward Home Inward Home
Parliamentary constituency Foreign GB NI Total Foreign GB NI Total Foreign GB NI Total
Belfast, East 8 8
Belfast, North 40 38 78
Belfast, South 103 103 15 20 35 243 60 303
Belfast, West 93 5 98 44 44
East Antrim 15 22 37 44 136 50 230 87 124 389 600
East Londonderry 44 65 109 20 245 160 425 7 190 73 270
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 10 127 137 180 6 459 645 34 192 178 404
Foyle 99 111 17 227 89 304 393 354 88 36 478
Lagan Valley 108 147 255 93 30 123 939 66 44 1,049
Mid Ulster 28 190 4 222 50 280 330 16 16
Newry and Armagh 30 107 137 123 311 434 74 103 177
North Antrim 72 23 95 165 4 63 232 16 90 106
North Down 168 75 243 73 136 209 14 14
South Antrim 124 1,268 263 1,655 212 374 306 892 793 440 153 1,386
South Down 82 28 110 63 108 171 171 261 432
Strangford 26 221 247 144 177 321 18 78 153 249
Upper Bann 72 200 162 434 281 40 487 808 91 12 66 169
Total 662 2,193 1,332 4,187 1,258 1,243 2,799 5,300 2,568 1,449 1,636 5,653

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