Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total expenditure of the Industrial development board in(a) Germany, (b) the United States, (c) South Korea and (d) Japan in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. NeedhamExpenditure incurred by IDB in maintaining its offices in Germany, United States, South Korea and Japan during 1990–91 was £580,675, £1,598,472, £677,343 and £1,017,050 respectively. The components of this expenditure are salaries, rents, capital works and promotional costs.
Because of changes in IDB's accounting methods, comparable information for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the cost per job to be provided to the industrial development board in each of the past two years for jobs provided by firms from(a) Germany, (b) the United States, (c) South Korea and (d) Japan.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information requested is as follows:
Cost per job (£s) Germany USA South Korea Japan 1989–90 21,825 23,871 — 39,740 1990–91 — 15,690 — —