HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 cc503-4W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the names of the companies assisted by the Industrial Development Board which located factories in each of the district council areas in Northern Ireland from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991.

Mr. Needham

Four new inward investment projects were secured in this period. Three of them, Vision Information Consulting Ltd., Audio Processing Technology Ltd. and the Royal Mail returned letters centre, will be located in Belfast city council area. The fourth, involving HM Customs and Excise, will be located in Derry city and Fermanagh district council areas. The Royal Mail and HM Customs and Excise projects were secured without selective financial assistance.

Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs were created by the Industrial Development Board in each district council area in Northern Ireland from 1 April 1991 to 31 December 1991.

Mr. Needham

Information in terms of jobs created is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost. The number of new jobs promoted in the period, by district council area, is shown in the table.

Jobs promoted by IDB in Northern Ireland in each local government area from 1 April to 31 December 1991
Number of jobs
Antrim
Ards 103
Armagh
Ballymena 50
Ballymoney 57
Banbridge 29
Belfast 412
Carrickfergus
Castlereagh 84
Coleraine 50
Cookstown
Craigavon 616
Derry 48
Down
Dungannon 11
Fermanagh 12
Lame 25
Limavady
Lisburn 125
Magherafelt
Moyle
Newry & Mourne
Newtownabbey
North Down 54
Omagh
Strabane
Total 1,676