AQW 21912/11-15


Mr Colum Eastwood
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Foyle


Tabled Date: 17/04/2013
Answered On Date: 30/04/2013
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of new jobs created through first time international investors that were supported by InvestNI during the 2012/13 financial year, broken down by constituency; and what each figure represents as a percentage of the total number of new jobs created by first time international investors during that period.


Revised Answer:
The table below shows the number of new jobs promoted by first-time international investors supported by Invest NI during the 2012/13. These are presented by Parliamentary Constituency Area.
Invest NI New Jobs Promoted by First Time Inward Investors (2012-13)
PCA
No
%
BELFAST EAST
8
1.5%
BELFAST SOUTH
270
51.6%
EAST LONDONDERRY
2
0.4%
NEWRY & ARMAGH
12
2.3%
UPPER BANN
3
0.6%
WEST TYRONE
25
4.8%
N/A
203
38.8%
Total
523
100.0%
Notes
1. N/A relates to those businesses that have not yet confirmed a location for their business.