§ Mr. Beggsasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the level of grants and incentives available in Northern Ireland to encourage (a) energy conservation and (b) private generation of electricity through development of hydro power potential.
§ Mr. ButlerThe following schemes of assistance are available to encourage energy conservation in Northern Ireland.
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Scheme Source Assistance available (b) The Energy conservation scheme is flexible and is designed to cover a wide range of projects. An important element of the scheme is the availability of assistance for projects which substitute natural sources of energy including hydro, for fossils fuels.