Mr. Neil McDonnell:

We do not have the resources to do so. Even if we had, we would not get into the political or constitutional elements. However, we have said in our current pre-budget submission that work needs to be happening now. We specifically referenced in that submission, for example, that we have been carrying out national risk assessments since 2014. It is great that we are having national risk assessments. The first national risk assessment in 2014 was completed shortly after Russia annexed Crimea. At that stage, the Government recognised the potential for a severe spike in energy prices as a result but, unfortunately, nothing was done to mitigate our exposure. We did not build up any natural gas storage. The final chapter of this year's pre-budget submission is what we call a look over the horizon. The demographics that can be seen in Westminster elections and local elections suggest that at some point in the foreseeable future, a majority in Northern Ireland is going to be in favour of reunification with the Republic. There is no point attempting to resource that at the time the vote takes place. There will be economic and political implications to that. There will also be security implications because there are people for whom that is not an attractive proposition. We need to be working on that issue now. There is no point in trying to do that down the road. We are a trade association for profit-generating businesses. I mean no disrespect but we see that ball as being firmly in the politicians' court. We want the body politic to look at that issue.