Pilot scheme for the hospitality VAT rate in Northern Ireland

That this House recognises the huge importance of the hospitality sector to Northern Ireland, where it employs thousands of people and sustains local high streets and towns; notes the significant financial pressures facing these local businesses due to rising operating costs; and calls on the Treasury to introduce a pilot scheme to the hospitality VAT rate in Northern Ireland to 10 per cent in to safeguard local jobs and promote economic growth.