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Committee holds fuel poverty evidence session
Energy and Climate Change Committee holds last oral evidence session of inquiry into fuel poverty
Ed Balls gives evidence on Government’s education policy
The Children, Schools and Families Committee will question Secretary of State Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
Ed Miliband quizzed on Copenhagen climate change talks
Energy and Climate Change Secretary questioned on international climate change negotiations
Bid to revive coal mining areas lacks value for money, MPs say
Regeneration costing taxpayer more than originally expected, says Public Accounts CommitteePublications
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