Growth scheme returns branded 'scandalous' by committee

The performance of a £1.4 billion scheme to boost growth was branded "scandalous" by a powerful Commons committee after it found just £60 million had so far reached businesses.

Around £470 million of funding awarded has been "parked" in organisations such as banks and local authorities that ministers have little control over, according to the public accounts committee (PAC).
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