Policy News – Page 82
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Osborne tried to block zero carbon pledge
Former minister accuses chancellor of attempting to walk away from zero carbon homes target
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Power plants exempt from review of 'green tariffs'
Government confirm Cameron’s plan to “roll back” green charges on energy will not affect major infrastructure subsidies
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Clegg hits back at Cameron over green energy schemes
Deputy prime minster says he will ‘not accept’ moves by Tories to water down green energy schemes funded through charges on energy bills
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Host of major energy schemes in line for state backing
Treasury says 40 projects worth £33bn have prequalified for a UK Guarantee, with over half the eligible schemes energy projects
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Treasury confirms roll-out of Pf2 model
Treasury confirms plans to roll-out a new model of private finance that will see government take equity stake in projects
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Cameron considers penalties for firms that pay late
Prime minister sets out a range of options for consultation to tackle the problem of late payment
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Alexander: Help to Buy critics should look at market outside London
Treasury secretary defends government scheme after launching its second phase this week
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David Cameron downgrades role of housing minister
Prime minister’s ministerial reshuffle sees junior minister Kris Hopkins appointed in place of Mark Prisk as housing minister
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House sales hit four-year high
News comes as government launches mortgage guarantee element of Help to Buy
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Mark Prisk sacked from role as housing minister
Prisk says he has been asked to step down from role as housing minister to make way for ‘younger generation’
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Greg Clark replaces Chloe Smith at Cabinet Office
Ministerial reshuffle also sees building regulations minister Don Foster leave role to become Liberal Democrat chief whip
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Cameron mounts defence of HS2
Prime minister stresses importance new high speed rail line to the north of England in his Conservative party conference speech
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Labour seeks to reassure industry over Green Deal
Shadow energy minister pledges ‘smooth transition’ to Labour’s proposed replacement scheme
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Ministers eye solutions for crisis in housing for elderly
Ministers from three departments have met in the last week to attempt to find a way to tackle the looming crisis in housing for older people
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Osborne pledges capital spending boost
George Osborne says a future Conservative government would raise capital spending at least in line with GDP in next parliament
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Transport secretary defends HS2
Patrick McLoughlin uses his Conservative party conference speech to launch defence of the £43bn high-speed rail project
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Osborne defends Treasury's green record
George Osborne rejects claims that Treasury has blocked policies aimed at incentivising take up of the Green Deal
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Government accelerates Help to Buy
Treasury brings forward the mortgage guarantee element of the Help to Buy scheme from January
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Labour casts doubt over future of HS2
Balls claims Labour in power will not be handing out £50bn ‘blank cheque’ for high speed rail project
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Miliband pledges major housebuilding push
Labour claims it will boost number of homes built per year to 200,000 by end of the 2020 parliament