29 NORTHERN IRELAND
AFFAIRS
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 26 July 2010.
Members
Roberston, Laurence (Chair)
Anderson, Mr David
Benton, Mr Joe
Colvile, Oliver
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Hermon, Lady
Hoey, Kate (added 2.11.10)
Hopkins, Kris (added 28.11.10)
Lavery, Ian (discharged 24.10.11)
Long, Naomi
Lopresti, Jack
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Mills, Nigel
Paisley, Ian
Pound, Stephen (discharged 2.11.10)
Simpson, David
Stride, Mel (discharged 28.11.11)
Williamson, Gavin (discharged 28.11.11)
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
42 out of 42
9 out of 14
25 out of 42
39 out of 42
21 out of 42
32 out of 42
27 out of 38
12 out of 12
3 out of 28
35 out of 42
30 out of 42
29 out of 42
12 out of 12
31 out of 42
2 out of 4
32 out of 42
28 out of 30
23 out of 30
73.5 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 42 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 27 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 1 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 15 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings | 3
|
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Mr David Watkins
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 3
|
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 4 |
Members of the House of Commons (other than Ministers)
| 1 |
Members of the House of Lords
| 2 |
Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive
| 4 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
Northern Ireland Office
| 4 |
Northern Ireland Executive
| 3 |
Other departments comprising:
| |
HM Treasury | 4
|
HM Revenue and Customs |
3 |
Public Bodies comprising:
| |
Bloody Sunday Inquiry |
1 |
Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
| 1 |
HMRC Criminal Investigation
| 1 |
Invest Northern Ireland
| 2 |
Office of Tax Simplification
| 1 |
Police Service of Northern Ireland
| 1 |
Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland
| 1 |
Executive Agencies comprising:
| |
Serious Organised Crime Agency
| 1 |
European Commission |
1 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 31 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
7-9.11.10 | Dublin
| Robertson, Benton, Colvile, McDonnell, Stride
| 2 | Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland and other matters
| £6,557 |
8-9.11.11 | Dublin
| Robertson,
Colvile,
Hepburn,
Lopresti
McDonnell,
Paisley,
| 2 | Meetings on Fuel laundering and smuggling and cross-border energy issues
| £3,570 |
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
7-8.10.10 | BelfastA
| Robertson |
| Introductory meetings
| £562 |
10-11.10.10 | Belfast
| Robertson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Long, Lopresti, McDonnell, Stride
| 3B | Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland and other matters
| £3,951 |
2.11.10 | Embassy of Ireland, London
| Robertson, Benton, Hepburn, McDonnell, Stride, Williamson
| 2 | Introductory meeting with the Ambassador
| £72 |
2-3.12.10 | BelfastA
| Robertson |
| Meetings with members of the business community and the Police Service of Northern Ireland
| £576 |
21-22.3.11 | Belfast
| Robertson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Hermon, Lopresti, McDonnell, Paisley, Stride, Williamson
| 3B | Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland as an Enterprise Zone and other matters
| £5,085 |
20-21.6.11 | Londonderry and Belfast
| Robertson, Hepburn, Hermon, Long, McDonnell, Paisley, Stride
| 4B | Air passenger duty: implications for Northern Ireland and other matters
| £4,739 |
11-13.7.11 | BelfastA
| Benton, Lopresti | 1
| Observation of PSNI operations
| £1,250 |
3.11.11 | Londonderry
| Robertson,
Anderson,
Benton,
Hepburn,
Lopresti
| 1 | Outreach event as part of Parliament week
| £3,047 |
1-3.2.12 | Belfast, Lisburn and Omagh
| Robertson, Anderson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Hopkins, Lopresti, McDonnell, Mills, Paisley
| 3B | Meetings with Historical Enquiries Team and the Omagh Support and Self Help Group
| £6,297 |
25-26.3.12 | BelfastA
| Robertson |
| Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland
| £214 |
23-24.4.12 | Belfast and Lisburn
| Robertson, Anderson, Hermon, Hopkins, Long, Lopresti, McDonnell, Mills, Paisley, Simpson
| 2 | An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland
| £3,437 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
B
Includes a specialist adviser
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
| 558-I | 24.5.11
| Received 20.12.11: published as First Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
| 558-II | 9.6.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the internet: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
| | 9.6.11
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Air Passenger Duty: implications for Northern Ireland
| 1227 | 8.7.11
| Awaited |
Third Report: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland
| 1504 | 27.3.12
| Awaited |
First Special Report: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12
| 1767 | 30.01.12
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Introductory evidence with the Northern Ireland Office
| 442-i | 6.10.11
| Not applicable |
Oral and Written Evidence: Bloody Sunday Inquiry
| 499-i | 6.10.11
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Political Developments in Northern Ireland
| 1688-i | 30.11.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: The decade of centenaries
| 1906-i | 22.03.12
| Not applicable |
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland
| 1941-i | 23.04.12
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010-11
| | 30.3.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Possible implications for Northern Ireland of the Daylight Saving Bill
| | 27.4.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Northern Ireland Office 2011-2012 Main Estimate Explanatory Memorandum
| | 8.6.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Northern Ireland Office Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11
| | 23.11.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: An air travel strategy for Northern Ireland
| | 18.04.12
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
None
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/northern-ireland-affairs-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
Date | Subject
|
18.5.11 | One, on consideration of the Chair's draft Report on Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
|
Debates
The following reports were debated in Westminster
Hall:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Corporation Tax
in Northern Ireland, HC 558-I, 1.3.12
Second Report, Session 2010-12, Air Passenger
Duty: implications for Northern Ireland, HC 1227, 1.3.12
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Air passenger duty: implications for Northern Ireland
| 3 |
An air travel strategy for Northern Ireland
| 1 |
Bloody Sunday Inquiry |
1 |
Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland
| 6 |
Fuel laundering and smuggling
| 7 |
Introductory evidence session with the Northern Ireland Office
| 1 |
Northern Ireland as an Enterprise Zone
| 4 |
Political developments in Northern Ireland
| 1 |
Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy
| 1 |
Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
| 1 |
The decade of centenaries
| 1 |
Total | 27
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