Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on job creation in industrial communities.

Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 8 October 2024

Asked by

Sureena Brackenridge

LabourWolverhampton North East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)

The Treasury published the Green Book supplementary guidance on wellbeing, which helps officials to assess how their policies and projects affect the wellbeing of citizens, in 2021. In February, this Government published an update to the Green Book that reaffirms the importance of considering wellbeing. Most importantly, my new Green Book will support fairer and more balanced decisions on investment in every part of the country, including outside London and the south-east, across urban, rural and coastal communities, so that projects have a better chance of securing Government funding.