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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 March 2006.

Invest Northern Ireland

Question
What level of financial assistance has been provided by Invest Northern Ireland, in each year since 2000, to (a) the Larne Borough Council area; (b) the Carrickfergus Borough Council; and (c) the Newtownabbey Borough Council area.
Answer

The table below provides information on the amount of financial assistance offered by Invest NI (2002–03 to 2004–05) and its predecessor agencies, the Industrial Development Board and Local Enterprise Development Unit (2000–01 to 2001–02) in each financial year from 2000–01 to 2004–05 in Carrickfergus, Larne and Newtownabbey Council Areas.

Assistance offered (£millions)
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05
Carrickfergus 4.6 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.7
Larne 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.2 2.4
Newtownabbey 19.7 3.6 6.6 3.1 4.3

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3923; 679 c66WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Finance Government assistance Invest NI Newtownabbey Larne Carrickfergus
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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