Question follow-through · 61117
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the funding provided to the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has been allocated to businesses in Northern Ireland.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 26 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
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- Investment: Northern Ireland · 29 Aug 2025
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of the funding provided to the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has been allocated to businesses in Northern Ireland.
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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26 Jun 2025
Answer published
The £70 million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland offers loans ranging from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments up to £5 million. The fund covers the whole of Northern Ireland, including rural, coastal and urban areas. 100% of the fund is allo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Trade Agreements: South Korea
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