Written questions

Electricity: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 61070 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to including the electricity imported to Northern Ireland through the Moyle interconnector to Northern Ireland's renewable targets.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 25 Jun 2025

Energy policy is a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, falling within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. Accordingly, the setting and defining of renewable energy targe...