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Lord Frost

Conservative - Life peer

Became Member: 12th August 2020


Lord Frost is not a member of any APPGs
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
1st Mar 2021 - 18th Dec 2021


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Frost has voted in 5 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Lords initiatives

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Lord Frost has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Frost has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
17th Jul 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been provided to the Green Finance Institute in each of the past five fiscal years; and whether any of the directors of the company are appointed by the Government.

The Green Finance Institute was launched in 2019 to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy. They are an independent private company that partner with financial organisations, corporates, NGOs, policymakers, academics and civil society experts. Their output supports several Government priorities across climate change, nature, international development, and economic growth.

Government has provided the following funding to the Green Finance Institute for a range of specific outputs to support Government policy making. Between 2019-2022 the Government provided a grant to support the establishment of the Green Finance Institute.

FY 2019-2020: £650,000

FY 2020-2021: £650,000

FY 2021-2022: £890,000 of which £650,000 was the core grant, and £240,000 was for specific projects

Since 2022 the Government has provided a grant to support specific projects through the Green Finance Institute.

FY 2022-2023: £1,565,500

FY 2023-2024: £1,460,467

TOTAL FY 2019-2024: £5,215,967

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs provide funding directly to a separate entity, called the GFI PMO Ltd, which was set up to host the Secretariat for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. To date, this funding amounts to:

FY 2021-22: £801,855

FY 2022-23: £1,155,000

FY 2023-24: £910,000

No directors of the Green Finance Institute Ltd (previously known as the Green Finance Initiative Ltd) or the GFI PMO have been appointed by the Government.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)