Member

The background to the whole of this for the UK—and Northern Ireland—is the speed at which the UK Government wish to implement these changes as far as the reduction of bills is concerned, both for ECO and for the renewables obligations being either removed or transferred to the Treasury. Some 75% of renewables obligations will be transferred to the Treasury. Frankly, a piece of legislation passed under the last Conservative Government provides a vehicle for that to happen quickly, rather than having to go through the whole process of new legislation all over again.