Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121100

Environment Protection: Finance

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Jo White

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sovereign-linked biodiversity and carbon certificates are an investable environmental asset class within the Green Financing Framework.

Answer

Lucy Rigby

The UK Green Financing Framework, published in June 2021 and updated in November 2025, governs the UK Green Financing Programme. The Programme raises funds through the issuance of green gilts and NS&I’s retail Green Savings Bonds to finance public exp...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 121100) →