Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff at the Green Investment Bank have previously worked for the Government's preferred bidder for the Government's shares in that bank.
The sale process is currently ongoing and neither Government nor the Green Investment Bank are able to provide any update on the identity of any bidders.
All parties have been required to sign confidentiality agreements and these place strict restrictions on the disclosure of information. These restrictions apply both to bidders and the Government.