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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-07more like thismore than 2019-01-07
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Tourist Board in Northern Ireland on promoting the benefits of Northern Ireland to foreign investors. more like this
tabling member constituency Upper Bann more like this
tabling member printed
David Simpson more like this
uin 205878 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-14more like thismore than 2019-01-14
answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office works closely with Tourism NI and the rest of Northern Ireland government departments to ensure that the work to highlight Northern Ireland as a great place to invest provides them with the support that they want. I am a former Tourism Minister myself, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly promotes inward investment to Northern Ireland, such as on her visit to the United States in September of last year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare more like this
answering member printed John Penrose more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-01-14T10:29:38.403Z
answering member
1584
label Biography information for John Penrose more like this
tabling member
1597
label Biography information for David Simpson more like this
968332
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-05more like thismore than 2018-09-05
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to ensure that foreign investment in Northern Ireland continues. more like this
tabling member constituency Upper Bann more like this
tabling member printed
David Simpson more like this
uin 170745 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-09-10more like thismore than 2018-09-10
answer text <p>Northern Ireland has proven itself to be a top destination for foreign direct investment, with over 900 international companies investing in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I regularly champion new investment announcements in Northern Ireland, which show that Northern Ireland continues to be a great place to invest and do business, and the Secretary of State was present at the announcement by PA Consulting that they will be creating 400 new jobs in Belfast over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to restore a stable, devolved government which can work with the UK Government to maximise Northern Ireland’s attractiveness to overseas investors.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-09-10T09:40:03.327Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-10T09:40:03.327Z
answering member
1496
label Biography information for Shailesh Vara more like this
tabling member
1597
label Biography information for David Simpson more like this
885417
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-17more like thismore than 2018-04-17
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Invest Northern Ireland on the use of UK Embassies to promote Northern Ireland as a location for foreign direct investment. more like this
tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
tabling member printed
Nigel Dodds more like this
uin 136280 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-25more like thismore than 2018-04-25
answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is a department for the whole of the UK. It supports exports from, and encourages investment to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - with the purpose of ensuring the benefits of trade and investment are spread across the whole of the UK.</p><p>DIT works closely with Invest Northern Ireland (INI) to support FDI into Northern Ireland, and to enable INI's expansion into 10 new markets this year. Of the 10 new overseas offices that INI have established, 8 are co located at British diplomatic missions abroad.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-25T16:29:03.327Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-25T16:29:03.327Z
answering member
1482
label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
tabling member
1388
label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this
455129
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-25more like thismore than 2016-02-25
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had about the work of UK Trade and Investment in promoting inward investment in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
uin HL6434 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-11more like thismore than 2016-03-11
answer text <p>The established relationship between UKTI and Invest Northern Ireland (INI) enables both to support each other’s efforts to achieve the shared ambition to increase trade and investment and in turn jobs and growth, this includes regular engagement at Ministerial, Chief Executive, and operational levels.</p><p> </p><p>For example, over the last month Lord Maude visited Northern Ireland on 28<sup>th</sup> and 29<sup>th</sup> January, including both a meeting with the Chief Executive of INI and a number of company meetings. He has also conducted one overseas visit alongside Northern Ireland Assembly Minister Bell to Canada in February.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-11T11:49:09.533Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-11T11:49:09.533Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
3801
label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
386456
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Northern Ireland Office more like this
answering dept id 21 more like this
answering dept short name Northern Ireland more like this
answering dept sort name Northern Ireland more like this
hansard heading Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent steps they have taken to encourage inward investment in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
uin HL951 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-14more like thismore than 2015-07-14
answer text <p>The Government works closely with the Executive to attract inward investment to Northern Ireland. The Economic Pact, ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ delivered a Northern Ireland International Investment Conference at which the Prime Minister made the keynote address; the first ever joint UK-Irish trade mission with ministers from London, Belfast and Dublin; and corporation tax legislation which completed its Parliamentary stages and became law just before the General Election.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Dunlop more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-14T11:26:33.923Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-14T11:26:33.923Z
answering member
4534
label Biography information for Lord Dunlop more like this
tabling member
3801
label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this