Mr Attwood said: "During DETI Oral Questions in the Assembly, I asked Arlene Foster a 'yes or no' question - did the Minister agree that part of the Visteon lands in Finaghy Road North should be retained for industrial use?
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"This is a strategic site. There is a strong manufacturing history. The site cannot be lost for future industrial use and job opportunities. That was the purpose of my question. That is a why I asked a 'yes or no' question.
"The answer of the DETI minister was, in my view, a significant and timely intervention. Arlene Foster said that 'DETI are always very slow to give up land that has been zoned for economic development. There has to be a very strong and overwhelming case for us (DETI) to move away from that'.
"I am writing to the Planners to confirm the view of DETI. I will be saying unambiguously there are now no strong and overwhelming reasons to enable lands zoned for economic development use to be lost. The planners cannot make a decision that results in any other outcome."
(CD/JP)
