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Debate between Lord Swire and Philip Davies
Wednesday 16th May 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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I think that this is an opportunity for the Chancellor to be given some credit for responding to what the Executive wanted and having air passenger duty devolved, which is good news for Northern Ireland. We want more flights into and out of Belfast, and we are on the right road towards achieving that. We have also saved the flights to Heathrow, which is good news for the businesses in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency.

Philip Davies Portrait Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
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8. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the Northern Ireland economy of changing the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to that obtaining in the Republic of Ireland.

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