§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total value was of funding allocated by Invest Northern Ireland in(a) grants and (b) equity, in each of the last three years. [133341]
§ Mr. PearsonDuring 2002–03 Invest NI offered assistance through letters of offer totalling £125.6 million, of which £8.2 million was in the form of equity. For 2001–02 Invest NI's legacy agencies issued £80 million through offers, of which £3.7 million was equity based. For 2000–01 a total of £107.7 million was offered, £2.8 million in the form of equity.