Member

The noble Earl, Lord Russell, asked me a number of questions that are answered to some extent by looking at what the Northern Ireland Executive will do subsequent to this SI, hopefully, proceeding through this House. That is, first, a question of looking at how a system that is analogous to the Great British system can be developed in Northern Ireland. It is not our place to tell the Northern Ireland Executive what the scheme will be exactly. The circumstances with renewables obligations in Northern Ireland are different from those in Great Britain. Therefore, the savings and the arrangements for this will differ.