Oral QuestionScotland Office

What assessment he has made of the impact of the level of defence spending in Scotland on the Scottish economy.

Tabled: 9 February 2023Answered: 22 February 2023

Asked by

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

The net zero transition is a huge economic opportunity for this country, despite the naysayers on the Opposition Benches. We have had almost £44 billion of investment since July, which will deliver jobs across the country, including in my hon. Friend’s constituency—investment that the Opposition presumably do not want. We are ensuring we have the skilled workers that we need, launching Skills England and our new growth and skills offer to encourage even more apprenticeships, and supporting the industry-led plan for hydrogen to deliver the workforce needed for the industry of the future.