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Written question asked by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2015. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 January 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.

Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.103 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what discussions he had with the Chief Executive of Invest NI before the announcement of the possible devolution of corporation tax.

Answer

At Autumn Statement 2014, the Government announced that the devolution of a corporation tax rate-setting power to Northern Ireland could be implemented provided that the Northern Ireland Executive is able to manage the financial implications. Following the 23 December Stormont House Agreement, the Government has announced that it will introduce and publish the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) bill on 8 January 2015.

Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.

Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
219114
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Corporation tax Northern Ireland Invest NI
Link
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