Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Shailesh Vara and Laurence Robertson

Wednesday 21st March 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Vara]

I can rebut such pessimistic claims with actual fact. The employment figures that we will publish this morning say that there are 66,000 more jobs now than in 2010, with 15,000 of them created in the last year. Since 2010, we have 12,300 new businesses.

[Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)]

When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, this House will no longer be prohibited from reducing the rate of corporation tax for Northern Ireland. If the institutions are not up and running by that time, would the Minister consider taking that step?