North west is a bit limited for CPL IR FI(r), Ravenair seem to have a good setup but have no approved simulator, well they did not last year, I am unsure of the benafit of paying through the nose flying round in a PA38 for IR training!
The minimum I would entertain for IR training would be a PA28 with the same avionics as the a/c you will take the IR skill test in.
just my 2p..........