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Sir Eldon Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much investment has been made in Northern Ireland by American-controlled companies in each of the past five years; and to what extent these investments have been made as a result of the support made available from United States public funds.
Mr. Needham
The table shows the investment made in Northern Ireland by American-controlled companies in each of the past five financial years. Two of these investments involved support from United States public funds.
| Year | Total investment (£,000) | No. of investments |
| 1986–87 | 40,335 | 6 |
| 1987–88 | 21,541 | 5 |
| 1988–89 | 103,933 | 8 |
| 1989–90 | 212,674 | 12 |
| 1990–91 | 74,659 | 7 |