Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 89992

Environment Protection: Apprentices

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with the Scottish Government to ensure that businesses can increase the supply of apprenticeships in response to increases in levels of regional demand for

Answer

Chris McDonald
Young people in all UK regions and nations will benefit from the good jobs that the clean energy economy can bring. In Scotland, we estimate up to 40,000 additional clean energy jobs by 2030. Skills policy is devolved, but the UK Government is working clo...

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