§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total amount of factory space available for letting from the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland and the Local Enterprise Development Unit at 30 September 1990 analysed by parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. NeedhamFactory space and workspace accommodation available for letting at 30 September 1990 was as follows:
Constituency IDB—Available lettable space sq ft LEDU—Available workspace sq ft Belfast East Nil Nil Belfast North Nil 65,165 Belfast South 16,140 Nil Belfast West 8,178 15,960 East Antrim Nil 1,194 East Londonderry 3,228 1,942 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 3,228 26,668 Foyle 16,140 20,204 Lagan Valley Nil 652 Mid Ulster 41,426 10,802 Newry and Armagh 41,125 26,642 North Antrim 35,336 14,454 North Down Nil Nil South Antrim 31,204 Nil South Down 17,007 7,172 Strangford Nil Nil Upper Bann 29,246 26,950 Total 242,258 217,805 Although the Local Enterprise Development Unit does not own or let factory space it funds the local enterprise programme which aims to establish a network of local enterprise agencies throughout Northern Ireland. Local enterprise agencies provide managed workspace accommodation for new and existing small businesses in units of various sizes.