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Commons · Question 81517 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of clean energy jobs created by the Great British Energy solar programme to date.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 21 Oct 2025

The Great British Energy Solar scheme is part of a wider initiative to deliver affordable, homegrown power and support clean energy job creation across the UK. Backed by £255 million in government investment, GBE Solar is delivering rooftop solar to hundr...