To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury had with Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive on (a) the Autumn Statement 2015 and (b) his subsequent Settlement Letter referring to the costs of Northern Ireland's non-domestic renewable heat incentive scheme.
Answered on
17 January 2017
Chief Secretaries to the Treasury regularly discuss matters of mutual interest, including annual fiscal events, with Northern Ireland Finance Ministers. However, no such discussions took place on the costs of Northern Ireland renewable heating schemes, including in the context of the settlement letter which followed the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement.
Answered by
Treasury