Committees

Investment in Northern Ireland

Inquiry

The Committee are assessing the economic effectiveness of UK Government policy to deliver investment in Northern Ireland. 

The inquiry looks at how these programmes may address long-standing economic issues in the region, and what further steps can be taken to stimulate investment, including foreign direct investment, in Northern Ireland.

Read the inquiry launch and terms of reference

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 17 January 2022.

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Past events

Wednesday 8 June 2022
9:30am Public
Investment in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 8 June 2022
9:30am
  • Conor Burns MP (Minister of State at Northern Ireland Office)
  • Stephen Rusk (Head of Economy Group at Northern Ireland Office)
  • Colin Perry (Director, Economy and Protocol at Northern Ireland Office)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 25 May 2022
9:30am Public
Investment in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 25 May 2022
9:30am
  • Paul MacFlynn (Co-Director at Nevin Economic Research Institute)
  • Nichola Hughes (Director at Sustainable NI)
  • Alexandra Brennan (Co-Ordinator at Northern Ireland Women's Budget Group)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 22 March 2022
9:00am Public
Investment in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 22 March 2022
9:00am
  • Gordon Lyons MLA (Economy Minister at Northern Ireland Department for the Economy)
  • Paul Grocott (Head of Economic Strategy Group at Northern Ireland Department for the Economy)
12:30pm
  • Conor Murphy (Finance Minister at Northern Ireland Department of Finance)
  • Jeff McGuiness (Acting Head of Central Expenditure Division, Public Spending Directorate at Northern Ireland Department of Finance)
  • Laura McDonald (Strategic Policy and Reform at Northern Ireland Department of Finance)
  • Aidan Higgins (Departmental Assembly Liaison Officer at Northern Ireland Department of Finance)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 23 February 2022
9:30am Public
Investment in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence 23 February 2022
9:30am
  • Cllr Kate Nicholl (Lord Mayor at Belfast City Council)
  • Damien Martin (Programme Manager at Belfast Region City Deal)
  • Professor Stuart Elborn (Project Lead at Institute of Research Excellence for Advanced Clinical Healthcare (iREACH))
  • Dr Godfrey Gaston (Project Lead, Global Innovation Institute (GII) at Queens University Belfast)
10:30am
  • Stephen Gillespie (Director for Business & Culture at Invest Derry City & Strabane)
  • Eddie McGoldrick (Director at Grow the Glens CIC)
  • Paddy McLaughlin (Director at Grow the Glens CIC)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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