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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that 40 per cent of foreign direct investment projects in Northern Ireland in the year to August 2023 came from American companies, what assessment they have made of the diversity of the investor base for foreign direct investment projects in Northern Ireland, and what steps they are taking to ensure further diversification, including from regions who were not invited to the Northern Ireland Investment Summit in September.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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