Written questions

Climate Change: Finance

Commons · Question 21173 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the level of global climate finance that is provided through loans on indebtedness in lower inc

Answer

Answered by Kirsty McNeill, 7 Sep 2026

The UK only provides climate finance directly to lower income countries' governments in the form of grants.The UK also supports the Multilateral Development Banks and multilateral climate funds to provide climate finance, including through loans. These in...