asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce his views on the possibility of joint industrial promotion abroad with the Industrial Development Board of Northern Ireland and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board.
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Competition for mobile industrial investment worldwide is extremely intense and each country seeks to distinguish itself from its competitors in the incentives it offers and in its promotional effort abroad.
The Industrial Development Board in Northern Ireland are an integral part of the British investment drive, co-ordinated by the Invest In Britain Bureau and, as such, directly competes with the Industrial Development Authority for overseas industrial investment.
It is recognised on both sides that the scope for co-operation in the promotion of overseas industrial investment is very limited.