Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his generosity in giving way. Is it not a fact that the weight of what he says is that the scheme now operating here on the British mainland must therefore be flawed? It has to be in breach of the state aid rules, or else the Northern Ireland Office’s proposals are wrong. They both cannot be right, and that matter must be challenged and identified.