HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc532-3W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many recorded visits were made by industrialists in connection with potential inward investment to each district council area in Northern Ireland from 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993; and of these how many were repeat visits.

Mr. Atkins

Details of recorded first and repeat visits by industrialists to each district council area in Northern Ireland are set out in the table.

1992–93 Visits by District Council Area
District Council First visits Repeat visits
Antrim 17 21
Ards 2 3
Armagh 2 1

District Council First visits Repeat visits
Ballymena 1 2
Ballymoney 3 1
Banbridge
Belfast 55 86
Carrickfergus 4 3
Castlereagh 6 2
Coleraine 1 3
Cookstown 1
Craigavon 7 8
Derry 7 16
Down 5 1
Dungannon 1 2
Fermanagh 2 2
Larne 2 3
Limavady 2
Lisburn 5 6
Magherafelt 1
Moyle 1
Newry and Mourne 4 6
Newtownabbey 18 12
North Down 6 1
Omagh 1
Strabane
Total 151 182