Question follow-through · 26012
Hospitality Industry: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how will the government support Northern Irish hospitality businesses to compete with ROI counterparts.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Hospitality Industry: Northern Ireland · 8 Sept 2026
- Hospitality Industry: VAT · 15 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how will the government support Northern Irish hospitality businesses to compete with ROI counterparts.
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
We recognise the challenges hospitality businesses face. To support businesses and families across the United Kingdom over the summer period, between 25 June to 1 September the Government introduced a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitality Industry: Northern Ireland
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Hospitality Industry: VAT
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