Question follow-through · 7450
Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the construction of the North South Interconnector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 7 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 11 Oct 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the construction of the North South Interconnector.
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
Energy policy and funding for infrastructure in Northern Ireland are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. Additional funding for this joint infrastructure project is ultimately a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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