Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

James Daly Excerpts
Wednesday 9th March 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Smith Portrait Greg Smith (Buckingham) (Con)
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3. What steps his Department is taking to promote trade and investment in Northern Ireland.

James Daly Portrait James Daly (Bury North) (Con)
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5. What steps his Department is taking to promote trade and investment in Northern Ireland.

Conor Burns Portrait The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Conor Burns)
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May I say to my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith) that it is particularly good to see him in his place today?

I recently attended the Northern Ireland Day at the Dubai Expo, where I met many Northern Irish businesses already exporting globally, including White’s Oats, Kiverco and Greenfields. We also had the opportunity to meet with two sovereign wealth funds, which, I am pleased to report to the House, have accepted our invitation to come to Northern Ireland and look at the opportunities to invest in Northern Ireland as part of their programme of investing in the United Kingdom.