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: 11 December 2024Answered: 17 December 2024

Asked by

Andrew Pakes

Labour (Co-op)Peterborough

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Minister of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Sarah Jones)

Great British Energy will deliver well-paid jobs in industrial communities. It will own and invest in projects across the country, it will crowd in private investment, and it will develop those crucial supply chains that will make us more resilient as a country and deliver more jobs.