Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 111764
Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Question
Andrew Bowie
Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new skills funding pot required by 2027 will effectively (a) train and (b) transition oil and gas workers to careers in offshore renewables.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe skills investment fund will allow for a collaborative approach to skills development in offshore wind, enabling interventions that target industry-level challenges. The Government will work with the offshore wind industry and Devolved Governments in 2...
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