HC Deb 09 December 1996 vol 287 cc47-8W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will(a) list those overseas companies which have chosen to locate or invest in Northern Ireland and (b) estimate the number of jobs created in Northern Ireland through inward investment in each of the last five years. [6371]

Mr. Ancram

A list of overseas companies which have been assisted by the Department of the Economic Development to locate or invest in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years is as follows. The list also includes the names of those overseas owned companies in the retail sector who are known to have announced projects in the period of the question.

Year Company name
1991–92 Vision Information Consulting Ltd.
BWC Textiles Ltd.
Arntz Belting Co. Ltd.
Canyon Europe Ltd.
Circuits and Systems Design Ltd.
Henry Denny and Sons (NI) Ltd.
Northern Ireland Spinners Ltd.
Irlandus Circuits Ltd.
Sonoco Ltd.
Lummus Mackie Ltd.
Spanboard Ltd.
Richardsons Fertilisers Ltd.
3M Industrial Tapes Ltd.
1992–93 Olmedo Ltd.
Pan European Textiles Ltd.
Seagate Technology (Ireland)
United Technologies Automotive (UK) Ltd.
Fruit of the Loom Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Unidare Environmental Ltd.
European Components Corporation
Du Pont (UK) Ltd.
Crossbows Optical Ltd.
NIRAD Ltd.
Norfil
1993–94 CCA Electronic Ltd.
BCO Technologies (NI) Ltd.
Charles Bell (1963) Ltd.
Valence Technology BV10
MKF (UK) Ltd.
Benelux Manufacturing (NI) Ltd.
CIS Data Ltd.
Michelin Tyre Plc
ESS Automotive Ltd.
Unidare Plastics Ltd.
Spanboard Products Ltd.
Schrader Electronics Ltd.

Year Company name
Lee Apparel (UK) Ltd.
DDL Incorporated
Seagate Technology (Ireland)
Daewoo Electronics (UK) Ltd.
1994–95 Daewoo Electro Components UK Ltd.
Radix Telecom Ltd.
Northern Bank Factors Ltd.
Daehwa Metal (UK) Ltd.
ABC Labs (Europe) Ltd.
Daewoo Electronics UK Ltd.
CV Apparel Ltd.
Harris Labs Ltd.
Northern Telecom (NI) Ltd.
Michelin Tyre Plc
Rusch Manf (UK) Ltd.
Seagate Technology (Ireland)
Real Software (NI) Ltd.
Schrader Electronics Ltd.
Webtech (NI) Ltd.
Fujitsu Fulcrum Telecom Ltd.
Polarcup Ltd.
Perfecseal Ltd.
Glen Mouldings Ltd.
Lurgan Fibre Ltd.
Nacco Materials Handling Co. (NI) Ltd.
Polystar (Ireland) Ltd.
Smurfit Corrugated Cases (Lurgan) Ltd.
Goldenvale Plc
Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
1995–96 Aldiscon (NI) Ltd.
Burnside Hydraulic Cylinders Ltd.
Plastofilm Ltd.
Duromold Ltd.
Stream International (NI) Ltd.
Copeland Ltd.
Europa Tool Co. Ltd.
Fruit of the Loom Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
BCO Technologies (NI) Ltd.
Montupet (UK) Ltd.
Seagate Technology (Ireland)
Scansoft (NI) Ltd.
Regal Processors Ltd.
North of Ireland Tanners Ltd.
Short Brothers Plc (2 projects)
Delwyn Enterprises Ltd.
Baker Hughes Ltd.
Trouw UK Ltd.
Fujitsu Telecom Europe Ltd.
Nacco Materials Handling Ltd.
Webtech (NI) Ltd.
Coca Cola Bottlers Ltd.
Oneida Ltd.
Jury's Hotel Group
Carlingnose (NI) Ltd.
Tinto Engineering (NI) Ltd.
Seinex
Vischem
The Gap
Musgrave Group
Disney Store

These projects hold out the prospect of additional jobs, as follows:

Year of project Jobs promoted
1991–92 489
1992–93 2,376
1993–94 2,475
1994–95 2,762
1995–96 3,971