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Northern Ireland
Business Growth Plans
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department spent on Belfast, West owned businesses to implement growth plans through the development of markets outside Northern Ireland in each year since April 2002. [105920]
Maria Eagle: The following table provides the information requested.
| Financial year | Assistance offered (£ million) |
Environmental Improvement Schemes
Mr. Donaldson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent on environmental improvement schemes in each district council area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [103803]
Mr. Hanson: The following table shows the amount of funding spent by the Department for Social Development on Environmental Improvement Schemes and includes spending on public realm schemes during the last five years.
| £ | |||||
| Name of Council | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
Industrial Development Board
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs the former Industrial Development Board created in Belfast, West in (a) 1992 to 1997 and (b) 1997 to 2001. [105918]
Maria Eagle: The Industrial Development Board did not directly create jobs. It attracted investors to Northern Ireland and assisted businesses to grow and develop which in turn may have led to job creation. Information on job promotions is not available by parliamentary constituency prior to 1995-96. Information has therefore been provided from 1995-96 onwards.
(a) Between 1995-96 and 1996-97, 1,287 jobs were promoted through IDB assisted investment in Belfast, West.
(b) Between 1997-98 and 2001-02 1,335 jobs were promoted through IDB assisted investment in Belfast, West.
Invest Northern Ireland
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much Invest Northern Ireland has spent in the constituency of Belfast, West in each year since April 2002. [105911]
Maria Eagle: The following table details the amount of assistance offered within the constituency of Belfast, West each year since April 2002.
| Financial Year | Assistance offered (£ million) |
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much Invest Northern Ireland has spent in Belfast, West constituency to support business improvement, trade development and knowledge management projects in each year since April 2002. [105912]
Maria Eagle: This information is not available on a parliamentary constituency basis for 2002-03. Information is therefore presented from 2003-04 to 2005-06.
The following table presents Invest NI assistance offered in Belfast, West parliamentary constituency to support business development, knowledge management and research and development projects 2003-04 to 2005-06.
| Assistance Offered | ||||
| £000 | ||||
| Financial Year | Business Improvement | Knowledge Management | Research and Development | Total |
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage financial assistance provided by Invest Northern Ireland was spent in Belfast, West constituency in each year since April 2002 as part of the ‘Targeting Social Need’ initiative. [105913]
Maria Eagle: On average 95 per cent. of this assistance was made to new ‘Targeting Social Need’ (nTSN) areas within the constituency.
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many first-time inward-investment projects were located in Belfast, West constituency in each year since April 2002. [105914]
Maria Eagle: The following table shows the number of first-time inward investment projects located in Belfast, West since April 2002
| Financial year | Projects |
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