Ed Miliband commenting on green homes grant scheme chaos

Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on the news that the green homes grant scheme is in chaos, said:

"This scheme has descended into an absolute fiasco. The Government needs to urgently sort out this mess and crucially make sure small businesses are paid what they are owed.

"Far from creating green jobs, the Government's approach means workers in the renewable energy industry are actually being let go - worsening the economic crisis.

"This is yet another example of Ministers cutting corners and outsourcing to companies that just aren't up to the task. They must come clean about the details of this contract so taxpayers know exactly what their money has been spent on.

"Instead of a piecemeal, short-term, fragmented approach, we need a proper, long-term, comprehensive plan to transform our housing stock."

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Notes to editors:

· The Guardian has reported England’s much-hyped £2bn green homes grant is in chaos, renewable energy installers say, with some owed tens of thousands of pounds and struggling to stay in business https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/26/government-plans-to-turn-england-homes-green-in-chaos-with-debt-and-job-losses