Question follow-through · 75176
Small Businesses: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that have been created in the small business sector in Northern Ireland in the period since the inception of the Investment Fund for Northern
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that have been created in the small business sector in Northern Ireland in the period since the inception of the Investment Fund for Northern
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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12 Sept 2025
Answer published
The £70million Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has been open for applications since November 2023. From inception to May 2025, a total of £18million has been lent or invested in 35 businesses in Northern Ireland; this investment has also led to the c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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