Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Bone Excerpts
Wednesday 9th February 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Paterson Portrait Mr Paterson
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments on Ranger Dalzell.

Cross-border taxation is an issue that we will consider as part of the paper. We are acutely aware of the ability of consumers to move their spending rapidly either way, depending on taxation.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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Can the Secretary of State put into context the changes in taxation? Basic rate taxpayers in Northern Ireland have had their personal allowance increase, which has taken many of them out of the tax net.

Owen Paterson Portrait Mr Paterson
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We regard Northern Ireland as an integral part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland taxpayers pay their tax and receive public spending in return.