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Environmentally Sustainable Economic Growth

Tuesday 26 January 2021 · 3 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government are investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills to promote environmentally sustainable economic growth.
  • The UK is positioned to create hundreds of thousands of jobs through green initiatives and can lead the world in decarbonisation.
  • Technical work is underway to launch green gilts, with an expected update at the Budget.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Andrew Griffith Con Arundel and South Downs
Economy Environment
Context

The MP is concerned about promoting environmentally sustainable economic growth.

Question

What steps he is taking to promote environmentally sustainable economic growth?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

The Government are clear that we will drive growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills. In doing so, we will build back better and greener as we recover from the economic impact of coronavirus, starting with the Prime Minister's green 10-point plan.

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Q2 Andrew Griffith Con Arundel and South Downs
Economy Climate
Context

The MP believes the UK is well positioned to lead in green initiatives.

Question

I thank my right hon. Friend for his answer. Does he agree that the UK is exceptionally well positioned to prosper from the initiatives he referred to, and that this is another example of the Government's unleashing Britain's potential?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

My hon. Friend is absolutely right—our 10-point plan can create hundreds of thousands of jobs up and down the country. He is also right that we can lead the world in this journey. We have been one of the fastest countries to decarbonise over the past few years and are one of the leading countries not only in phasing out coal and internal combustion engine vehicles but in offshore wind and carbon capture and storage.

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Q3 Bridget Phillipson Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
Climate
Context

The MP is concerned about the delay in launching green gilts promised by the Chancellor.

Question

This year, the UK Government have a chance to show global leadership on the climate emergency as the host of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Green gilts will be a vital part of the transition to a clean economy. Last year, the Chancellor promised to launch the first ones this year. Will he tell us when and why not yet?

Answer from Rishi Sunak

We are doing the technical work required to make sure that the launch of our green gilts is successful. I hope to provide an update at the Budget, but the hon. Lady can rest assured that we are working very hard at it.

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