§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average financial assistance offered by Invest Northern Ireland was per job retained in each of the last five years. [159746]
§ Mr. GardinerThe following table shows the number of jobs expected to be retained as a result of projects secured between 1998–99 and 2002–03, and the assistance Invest NI offered to retain those jobs. The information in the table does not reflect all job retention as a result of Invest NI activity, but is restricted to those generally larger indigenous businesses and inward investors for which information on job promotions/retentions are available.
Assistance offered for retained jobs Financial year Expected retained jobs
Assistance offered for
expected
retained jobs
(£)
Cost per expected
retained jobs
(£)
1998–99 2,931 17,430,392 5,947 1999–2000 1,796 14,059,950 7,828 2000–01 1,896 11,936,019 6,295 2001–02 1,711 15,351,204 8,972 2002–03 4,175 26,974,296 6,461