Oral QuestionDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Great British Energy office in every region.

Tabled: 29 January 2025Answered: 4 February 2025

Asked by

Mr Bayo Alaba

IndependentSouthend East and Rochford

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks)

We announced that Great British Energy’s headquarters will be in Aberdeen, recognising the decades of experience in that city as the energy capital of Europe and our determination to invest in good, well-paid jobs in the city. With £8.3 billion-worth of investment behind Great British Energy, it will deliver economic value and jobs right across the supply chain across all parts of the country, including in my hon. Friend’s constituency. Great British Energy is the right idea for our time: public ownership, investment in supply chains and the reindustrialisation of our nation.