Greg Barker seals £244m of Green Deal finance

Jessica Shankleman
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Government poised to unveil 'encouraging' figures on first month of scheme's uptake

The government yesterday put the last piece in place for its flagship Green Deal energy efficiency scheme, as it prepares to reveal much-anticipated figures on how the initiative has performed since being...

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