Labour Is Attacked Over Aid to Coalmining ; 'Just a Fraction' for Green Technology

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LABOUR'S coalmining heartlands have received 20 times more Government subsidy than marine energy, despite promises to back green technology to harness the power of the waves.

Ministers have handed almost Pounds 53 million to mining areas, as part of the Pounds 60 million Coal Investment Aid scheme.

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Labour Is Attacked Over Aid to Coalmining ; 'Just a Fraction' for Green Technology

All but one of the coalmining areas to receive the financial support is held by a Labour MP.

By contrast, just Pounds 2.3 million has been spent from the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund - a fraction...

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