Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector.”
Tabled: 18 December 2025Answered: 6 January 2026
Asked by
Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat — Edinburgh West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Chris McDonald)
The transition to clean energy is the greatest opportunity we have for good job creation across the whole country, with 40,000 extra clean energy jobs in Scotland alone. That is why we published the clean energy jobs plan in October, which sets out how we will work in partnership with industry and trade unions to deliver these jobs.