§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many visits were made by industrialists in connection with potential inward investment projects to each district council area in Northern Ireland from 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 and of these how many were repeat visits.
§ Mr. AncramDuring the period 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995, 480 visits were made to Northern Ireland in connection with potential inward investment projects. Of this number, 315 were first time visits and 165 were repeat visits.
A breakdown of the visits in terms of district council areas is set out in the table.
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Annex A District council areas First visits Repeat visits Antrim 32 20 Ards 2 3 Armagh 1 — Ballymena 10 4 Ballymoney 5 — Banbridge 1 1 Belfast: IDB only 120 78 Belfast: Making Belfast Work Areas Belfast: Others Carrickfergus 12 6 Castlereagh 2 — Coleraine 5 3 Cookstown 3 1 Craigavon 12 5 Derry 16 8 Down 7 7 Dungannon 11 6 Fermanagh 2 1 Larne 7 2 Limavady 3 — Lisburn 14 10 Magherafelt 5 — Moyle — — Newry/Mourne 14 4 Newtownabbey 19 6 North Down 6 — Omagh 3 — Strabane 3 — Total 315 165