Government Petition Response!!5 Nov 2019 02:29
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Provide Sirius minerals with full Loan Guarantee from HM treasury.”.
Government responded:
The Government’s interactions with Sirius Minerals are commercially confidential and it is therefore not possible to comment further on the particulars of dealings between Government and Sirius.
The Government’s interactions with Sirius Minerals are commercially confidential and it is therefore not possible to comment further on the particulars of dealings between Government and Sirius Minerals. However, we wish to assure all interested parties that all requests for Government financial support are assessed in great detail and must meet necessary assistance criteria. When examining any request for financing, the Government has to assess the potential benefits of a project against the need to protect taxpayers’ money.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Click this link to view the response online:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269824?reveal_response=yes
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Thanks,
The Petitions team
UK Government and Parliament