Northern Ireland Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office
Monday 6th January 2025

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Written Corrections
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The following extract is from the Second Reading debate on the European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill on 6 December 2024.
Fleur Anderson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Fleur Anderson)
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… The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency’s interdepartmental business register shows that the number of businesses registered for VAT or pay-as-you-earn operating in Northern Ireland in 2022 is estimated to have risen by 1,550 since 2021 to 77,640, and is continuing to increase.

[Official Report, 6 December 2024; Vol. 758, c. 631.]

Written correction submitted by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:

Fleur Anderson Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Fleur Anderson)
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… The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency’s interdepartmental business register shows that the number of businesses registered for VAT or pay-as-you-earn operating in Northern Ireland in 2021 is estimated to have risen by 1,550 since 2020 to 77,640, and is continuing to increase.