Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 107187

Foreign Investment in UK: USA

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the US ambassador on opportunities to attract increased US investment to Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department is taking to facilitate such investment.

Answer

Hilary Benn
The Government engages regularly with the US administration to promote investment opportunities in Northern Ireland and I met the US Ambassador in Northern Ireland in July. Recent major investments, like Bank of America’s Belfast expansion, bringing with ...

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