Green Investment Fund

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts

Wednesday 2nd September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

I am afraid I have to tell the noble Baroness that I do not have the details of the progress of that particular initiative with me. I will write to her on that matter.

[Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con) [V]]

My Lords, will my noble friend take this opportunity to examine the damage to the economy, as well as the reduced impact on the environment, of the collapse of the aviation sector as a result of Covid-19? Will this be taken into consideration regarding future investment and assessment of the impact on the environment?

[Baroness Penn (Con)]

My Lords, the Government take into account both the economic and climate impacts of the aviation sector. As that sector seeks to rebuild after the virus, we need to invest in technologies to ensure that that can be done in a greener way.