I appreciate the shadow Secretary of State making those kind and glowing references to Ballymena. It has a significant part of the industrial base of Northern Ireland, but that has of course been damaged by the loss of jobs and EU regulations, and to some extent just because of world economic factors. But the fact of the matter is that there is a spirit of change and a spirit of trying to get new jobs back, and I am delighted that today about 60 new jobs will ultimately be financed at USEL—Ulster Supported Employment Ltd—in Ballymena, which is a wonderful scheme that brings disadvantaged young people on and into the workplace and encourages the development of a circular economy.
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Jnr Paisley
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill.
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