AQW 12136/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 16/12/2020
Answered On Date: 19/01/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether a quarry such as Fishquarter Quarry, Kircubbin, that does not, and has not appeared, on the UK Government's list of businesses and sites registered for the Aggregates Levy is permitted to continue to operate when no levy is being paid on the materials being removed.

Answer:

My Department does not have responsibility for the operation of Aggregates Levy. The licencing of the quarry operations and its compliance in this regard is a matter for the Department for the Economy while compliance with the Aggregate Levy Scheme is a matter for HMRC.