Taxation: VAT on Retrofitting Buildings Debate

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Overseas Aid: Post-2015 Development Agenda

Taxation: VAT on Retrofitting Buildings

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Overseas Aid: GDP Target
Thursday 25th July 2013

(10 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I completely agree with the noble Lord. Of course, that is why we set up the Green Investment Bank, which is already proving its worth, not only in putting money into green projects on its own behalf but getting a significant multiple of private sector investment coming in to support that government pump-priming.

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My Lords, the Minister has twice referred to the Green Deal as the Government’s policy response to the issue. Can he tell the House how the take-up of the Green Deal is progressing in relation to the hopes that were expressed?

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