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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 meetings3

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 Ministers3
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 Treasury4
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
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
7-9.11.10Dublin Robertson, Benton, Colvile, McDonnell, Stride 2Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland and other matters £6,557
8-9.11.11Dublin Robertson,

Colvile,

Hepburn,

Lopresti

McDonnell,

Paisley,

2Meetings on Fuel laundering and smuggling and cross-border energy issues £3,570

Visits to European Institutions

None

UK Visits
DateDestination MembersStaff PurposeCost
7-8.10.10BelfastA Robertson Introductory meetings £562
10-11.10.10Belfast Robertson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Long, Lopresti, McDonnell, Stride 3BCorporation Tax in Northern Ireland and other matters £3,951
2.11.10Embassy of Ireland, London Robertson, Benton, Hepburn, McDonnell, Stride, Williamson 2Introductory meeting with the Ambassador £72
2-3.12.10BelfastA Robertson Meetings with members of the business community and the Police Service of Northern Ireland £576
21-22.3.11Belfast Robertson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Hermon, Lopresti, McDonnell, Paisley, Stride, Williamson 3BCorporation Tax in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland as an Enterprise Zone and other matters £5,085
20-21.6.11Londonderry and Belfast Robertson, Hepburn, Hermon, Long, McDonnell, Paisley, Stride 4BAir passenger duty: implications for Northern Ireland and other matters £4,739
11-13.7.11BelfastA Benton, Lopresti1 Observation of PSNI operations £1,250
3.11.11Londonderry Robertson,

Anderson,

Benton,

Hepburn,

Lopresti

1Outreach event as part of Parliament week £3,047
1-3.2.12Belfast, Lisburn and Omagh Robertson, Anderson, Benton, Colvile, Hepburn, Hopkins, Lopresti, McDonnell, Mills, Paisley 3BMeetings with Historical Enquiries Team and the Omagh Support and Self Help Group £6,297
25-26.3.12BelfastA Robertson Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland £214
23-24.4.12Belfast and Lisburn Robertson, Anderson, Hermon, Hopkins, Long, Lopresti, McDonnell, Mills, Paisley, Simpson 2An 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
TitleHC No. (2010-12) Date of publication Government reply
First Report: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland 558-I24.5.11 Received 20.12.11: published as First Special Report, Session 2010-12
Oral and Written Evidence: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland 558-II9.6.11 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 12278.7.11 Awaited
Third Report: Fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland 150427.3.12 Awaited
First Special Report: Corporation Tax in Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 176730.01.12 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Introductory evidence with the Northern Ireland Office 442-i6.10.11 Not applicable
Oral and Written Evidence: Bloody Sunday Inquiry 499-i6.10.11 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: Political Developments in Northern Ireland 1688-i30.11.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: The decade of centenaries 1906-i22.03.12 Not applicable
Uncorrected Oral Evidence: An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland 1941-i23.04.12 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
DateSubject
18.5.11One, 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
InquiryNumber 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
Total27




 
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