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House of Commons

Tuesday 3 February 2015

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill

[First Sitting]

Mr David Gauke

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 3

February) meet—

(a)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 5 February;

(b)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(c)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 12 February;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witnesses

Tuesday 3 February
Until no later than
HM Revenue and Customs

11.00 am
HM Treasury

Northern Ireland Office

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clause 3; Schedule 2; Clauses

4 to 6; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 12 February.

Mr David Gauke

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

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, continued

Mr David Gauke

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Right Honourable Theresa Villiers MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; David Gauke MP,

Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; Mike Williams, Director, Business and International Tax, HM

Treasury; Jon Sherman, Director, Corporation Tax, International and Stamps, HM Revenue and

Customs.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30am



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