Government Securities: Environment Protection
(asked on 12th November 2020) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Green Sovereign Bonds.
This question was answered on 17th November 2020
On Monday 9 November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the UK’s intention is issue its inaugural Sovereign Green Bond (SGB), subject to market conditions, in 2021. This bond will be a UK-wide financing instrument, like a conventional UK government bond.
In the coming weeks and months, officials at HM Treasury and the Debt Management Office will be looking to engage with a range of stakeholders on this policy and would welcome discussions with officials representing the Welsh Government.