Written questions

Renewable Energy: Employment

Commons · Question 991 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of his Department's policies on jobs in the renewable energy sector.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 22 May 2026

The clean energy transition represents one of the UK’s largest opportunities for economic growth and high-quality job creation this decade. In October 2025, we published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan which sets out the workforce needed to deliver our Clean E...