Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Robert Halfon Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There are still far too many noisy private conversations taking place in the Chamber. Let us have a bit of order for Mr Robert Halfon.

Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
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13. Will my hon. Friend the Minister help young earners on low earnings by lobbying the Treasury to put the extra revenues raised from the 45p rate towards reintroducing the 10p income tax rate, which was abolished by the last Government?

Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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Together with the Secretary of State, I regularly lobby on behalf of Northern Ireland for money. The previous Secretary of State and Minister lobbied extensively to get the £200 million that was needed to make sure that the security situation in Northern Ireland was addressed. It is up to the Administration in Northern Ireland to spend the very generous grant that they get, which is substantially more than England gets.