GB Energy shouldn't fund damage of NI tourism: Wilson

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has said the Government there must be a commitment from the government that GB Energy should not fund a proposed wind farm that would damage one of Northern Ireland’s key tourist offerings.

By Sammy Wilson MP

East Antrim

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Speaking after raising the issue at Northern Ireland Questions in Parliament the DUP MP said:

“As part of the Government’s pursuit of net zero and with the claim that energy prices will be reduced, they have established GB Energy, an expensive quango with £8.3billion of funding.
One of the projects which is likely to apply to GB Energy is the proposed off-shore windfarm, adjacent to the Giants Causeway. That part of our coastline is a key jewel in our tourism industry and it would inevitably have a very damaging impact on the World Heritage Site at the Causeway.


It is disappointing that the Government could not give a straight answer today that GB energy would not support such a project which would effectively sacrifice our tourism industry in pursuit of the government’s plans.


Given the economic damage already imposed by this Government there needs to be a clear commitment that they would not oversee further damage through GB Energy funding such a development.”

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