Clean Growth Fund Debate
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Lord Sarfraz
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(4 years ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
With respect to the noble Baroness, that is not the subject of the Question that we are dealing with, so I will write to her separately on that.
Lord Sarfraz (Con)
My Lords, I declare an interest in venture capital, as set out in the register. The Clean Growth Fund is one of several government-sponsored initiatives to support early-stage technology entrepreneurs. Can my noble friend the Minister advise if efforts are being made to share best practices across government departments, so that these initiatives do not operate in entirely independent silos?
Lord Callanan (Con)
My noble friend makes a good point. The BEIS team have been engaging with cross-Whitehall colleagues as the Clean Growth Fund has been developed and launched, including in the Department for International Trade, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.