Further Korean Investment In Northern Ireland
EDM number 662 in 1995-96, proposed by John D Taylor on 26/03/1996.
That this House welcomes the decision by the Korean firm, YG-1 Tool Company, to invest ú8.5 million and create 230 new jobs at the Springbank Industrial Estate in West Belfast; notes that this is an area of particularly high unemployment; is delighted that this is the sixth Korean firm, including Daewoo, Daesung, Dairyung and Texmaco, which together have invested ú70 million and created 2,000 jobs in recent years in Northern Ireland; congratulates Mr Hokeun Song of Korea on his selection as the World Young Business Achiever of the Year; and looks forward to further development in the close relations between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Korea and additional investment and jobs in the months ahead.
This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D Taylor | 26/03/1996 | Strangford | Proposed | |
| Peter Robinson | 27/03/1996 | Belfast East | Signed | |
| Mark Wolfson | 27/03/1996 | Sevenoaks | Signed | |
| Cecil Walker | 27/03/1996 | Belfast North | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 27/03/1996 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Clifford Forsythe | 27/03/1996 | South Antrim | Signed | |
| Eddie McGrady | 27/03/1996 | South Down | Signed | |
| Thomas McAvoy | 27/03/1996 | Glasgow, Rutherglen | Signed | |
| Clive Soley | 27/03/1996 | Hammersmith | Signed | |
| Tim Smith | 27/03/1996 | Beaconsfield | Signed | |
| Norman Godman | 28/03/1996 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| Robert McCartney | 01/04/1996 | North Down | Signed | |
| David Wilshire | 02/04/1996 | Spelthorne | Signed | |
| William McCrea | 03/04/1996 | Mid Ulster | Signed | |
| Roland Boyes | 16/04/1996 | Houghton and Washington | Signed | |
| Janet Anderson | 16/04/1996 | Rossendale & Darwen | Signed | |
| Robert Parry | 18/04/1996 | Liverpool, Riverside | Signed | |
| John Gunnell | 30/04/1996 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 02/05/1996 | Workington | Signed |
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