AQW 7434/22-27


Mr Jim Allister KC
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim


Tabled Date: 23/02/2024
Answered On Date: 04/03/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy how many visits by potential foreign direct investors took place in each constituency, in each of the last 10 years.


Answer:
The table shows the number of visits hosted by Invest NI by potential foreign direct investors which took place in each constituency area in each of the years between 2013-14 and 2022-23.
Table 1 - Number of Foreign Direct Investment related visits to Parliamentary Constituency Areas 2013/14-2022/23
Constituency
13-14
14-15
15-16
16-17
17-18
18-19
19-20
20-21
21-22
22-23
Belfast East
56
24
42
30
34
43
24
1
5
8
Belfast North
35
23
40
28
29
40
29
1
10
15
Belfast South
87
61
112
59
158
181
120
0
33
45
Belfast West
14
13
14
8
10
14
5
0
1
3
East Antrim
13
11
8
8
3
8
8
0
3
2
East Londonderry
3
5
3
1
3
2
0
0
2
0
Fermanagh & South Tyrone
4
2
2
0
1
3
0
0
0
2
Foyle
8
11
12
10
6
6
3
1
7
2
Lagan Valley
23
3
0
2
4
4
1
0
2
1
Mid Ulster
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
Newry & Armagh
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
North Antrim
1
0
1
0
6
3
2
0
4
0
North Down
3
2
6
0
0
3
0
0
2
0
South Antrim
2
2
2
3
9
5
1
0
4
0
South Down
1
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Strangford
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Upper Bann
1
4
1
3
1
3
2
0
1
0
West Tyrone
3
2
3
2
0
2
1
0
0
0