Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will made an assessment of the potential merits of a lower rate tax-band for the hospitality industry in Northern Ireland to better compete with the tax system for the hospitality industry in the Irish Republic.

At Autumn Budget 2017, the government announced to a call for evidence on the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in Northern Ireland, to report at the next Budget.

The call for evidence was published at Spring Statement, and is open to responses until 5 June 2018.