In
her
traditional
speech
outlining
the
government’s
forthcoming
legislative
agenda,
Queen
Elizabeth
II
said
the
ruling
coalition
“will
propose
reform
of
the
electricity
market
to
deliver
secure,
clean
and
affordable
electricity,
and
ensure
prices
are
fair”.
The
Queen
also
confirmed
the
government
will
establish
the
Green
Investment
Bank,
which
will
be
headquartered
in
Edinburgh
and
seeded
with
an
initial
£3bn
($4.84bn)
of
public
money.
A
spokeswoman
for
the
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
(DECC)
immediately
hailed
the
speech
as
"crucial
legislation".
By
the
end
of
the
month
DECC
will
publish
a
draft
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