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Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund

Commons · Question 73703 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

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Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund is restricted to Scottish residents; and whether he plans to extend that scheme to workers in England.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Sep 2025

The Office for Clean Energy Jobs is funding targeted Regional Skills Pilots across the UK which will address skill gaps in a limited number of places which have been identified as priority areas for clean energy, including Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The ...