Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Johnson of Marylebone and Ed Davey

Tuesday 12th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Joseph Johnson]

Yes, indeed. Cambridge is leading the way in this respect, as in many others. We want to see more collaboration between our universities and the world of business to drive commercialisation and to make the most of the R and D we are investing in.

[Sir Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD)]

It is good news that the Prime Minister is attending President Macron’s summit on climate change in Paris today, but may I warn the Secretary of State that President Macron is positioning Paris as the world’s leader in green finance? To tackle that threat and to protect London, Ministers must back the Bank of England’s taskforce on climate-related financial disclosures and bring in new mandatory corporate requirements on fossil fuel assets.