Question follow-through · 86882
Double Taxation: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussed with her Irish counterpart the potential merits of (a) amending and (b) clarifying the UK–Ireland Double Taxation Convention to ensure equal treatment for cross-border workers on the island
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussed with her Irish counterpart the potential merits of (a) amending and (b) clarifying the UK–Ireland Double Taxation Convention to ensure equal treatment for cross-border workers on the island
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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7 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK has one of the largest networks of Double Taxation Conventions (DTCs) in the world, covering more than 130 jurisdictions. The UK also seeks to encourage and maintain an international consensus on cross-border economic activity and to promote intern...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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