Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector.

Tabled: 23 April 2025Answered: 29 April 2025

Asked by

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)

Since the last oral questions in March, the Government have consented to the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm, creating 4,000 jobs; reached the final investment decision on the HyNet carbon capture, utilisation and storage cluster, creating 2,000 jobs; invested £300 million, through Great British Energy, in UK clean energy supply chains; shortlisted 27 hydrogen companies for hydrogen allocation round 2; and created a new £100 million fusion investment fund. This Government are building the clean energy future in Britain.