Question follow-through · 10890

Foreign Investment in UK: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to help attract foreign direct investment in (a) the Mid-South West and (b) Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department plans to take t

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
28 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to help attract foreign direct investment in (a) the Mid-South West and (b) Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department plans to take t

  2. 28 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The UK Government’s investment of £126 million into the Mid South West Growth Deal and £36 million into the Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal will be focused on digital and innovation projects that take advantage of the opportunities of the future. The...

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