Secretary of State, Oewn Paterson, corporation tax
MPs hear evidence from Secretary of State
30 March 2011
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee will be taking evidence from the Secretary of State for the second time this Parliament on Wednesday 30 March 2011, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House, House of Commons.
- Watch the meeting: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Witnesses
At 2.30pm
- Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Alan Whysall, Head of Constitution and Political Group, NIO
- Jon Donaghy, Member of Consitutional and Political Group, NIO
Background
The Committee has been conducting inquiries into Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone. It is expected that these topics will be the main focuses of the Committee’s questions.
The session follows the 2011 Budget and the publication by HM Treasury of a consultation document, Rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy.