Government Securities: Environment Protection

(asked on 22nd January 2020) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to issue a sovereign green gilt as part of the transition to a net zero economy.


Answered by
John Glen Portrait
John Glen
Shadow Paymaster General
This question was answered on 30th January 2020

The government remains open to the introduction of new financing instruments but would need to be satisfied that they would meet value-for-money criteria, enjoy strong and sustained demand in the long-term and be consistent with the wider fiscal objectives of government. The government continues to monitor the case for issuing a sovereign green bond and will keep this under review.

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