HC Deb 08 April 1998 vol 310 c272W
Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the tax incentives for companies setting up in(a) Northern Ireland and (b) the Republic of Ireland. [36899]

Mr. Ingram

The competitiveness of Northern Ireland's financial incentive package and the overall attractiveness of the business opportunity, including taxation aspects, is regularly reviewed. Repeated investments in Northern Ireland by companies such as Nortel, Fujitsu and Emerson reinforce the continuing competitiveness of the Northern Ireland business opportunity.