Dr. Paul McGowan:

We have no role in respect of the foreshore licensing of such projects but we do have a role in terms of connection policy. Connection policy is part of our remit and we must determine where the transmission system ends for these projects, which tend to be large-scale in nature, and where direct connection to the offshore wind farm begins. That will form part of the work that we will be doing if, for example, the new renewable energy support scheme supports offshore wind. In that instance, that will be one of the key questions that we will be answering.