One of the problems with the Bill, which has already been underlined during the debate, and which the Minister has been honest enough to state himself, is that it is wrong to link rates—which is council tax in England—with this heating scheme. They are two totally separate subjects and should not be in one Bill. Should the Bill be rejected, would it then be possible to introduce urgent legislation for rates only?
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Kilclooney
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 March 2019.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill.
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