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Offshore Industry: North Sea

Commons · Question 44481 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department's target in the 2021 North Sea Transition Deal to support 40,000 direct and indirect supply chain jobs has been met.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 28 Apr 2025

The Deal agreed in 2021 did not include a target to support 40,000 direct and indirect supply chain jobs. This figure was an estimate of the total number of jobs which could be supported, if several commitments in the Deal are met. Government and industry...