Exclusive: Yeo warns of wide-ranging energy investment hiatus

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Chair of Energy and Climate Change Committee urges government to clarify key Energy Bill details before the summer recess or risk months of stalled energy investment

Tim Yeo has called on the government to fast track its Energy Bill and provide urgent clarification on a host of key policy questions or risk a worsening hiatus in energy investment dragging on through...

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