Defra faces brunt of quango cuts as Carbon Trust awaits fate

James S Murray
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Department of Energy and Climate Change confirms Carbon Trust and Energy Saving Trust are still under review despite not being included in Cabinet Office cull

The Carbon Trust and Energy Savings Trust are yet to fully escape the government's "bonfire of the quangos", despite failing to appear on the Cabinet Office list of agencies that are to be scrapped or...

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