Oral QuestionTreasury

What recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution to the public purse of tax paid by co-operative and mutual businesses.

Tabled: 5 February 2020Answered: 11 February 2020

Asked by

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)

The statutory instrument for the Northern Ireland pet travel scheme has now been laid. The scheme significantly reduces the requirements associated with the original Northern Ireland protocol and provides a stable and long-term arrangement for those travelling with their pets within the UK.