Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she plans to hold with Scottish port operators on the proportion of the planned £1.8 billion funding for port infrastructure that will be provided to Scottish ports to support energy transition.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreeing details of its operation such as funding criteria, process, and allocation. The Fund is intended to be UK wide. Key missions for the UK government and this Department are kickstarting economic growth, creating opportunity for all, and driving forward the UK’s green energy transition.
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a proportion of the Government's £1.8 billion planned investment in port infrastructure will be allocated to the deployment of shore power schemes in Scottish ports.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreeing details of its operation such as funding criteria, process, and allocation. The Fund is intended to be UK wide. Key missions for the UK government and this Department are kickstarting economic growth, creating opportunity for all, and driving forward the UK’s green energy transition.
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that its proposed £1.8 billion funding for port infrastructure will lead to (a) economic growth and (b) job creation.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This government has announced the creation of a £7.3bn National Wealth Fund, for which investment in ports and supply chains has been identified as a priority. HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank are leading on the setting up of the NWF and agreeing details of its operation such as funding criteria, process, and allocation. The Fund is intended to be UK wide. Key missions for the UK government and this Department are kickstarting economic growth, creating opportunity for all, and driving forward the UK’s green energy transition.
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many times he has met the workforce at Grangemouth oil refinery since his appointment.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It was deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth.
Since taking office, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders, and to engage with unions to discuss the needs of the workforce.
In response to the company’s decision, the UK and Scottish Governments announced a joint £100 million investment package for Falkirk and Grangemouth; immediate career support to help the workforce; and a joint-funded £1.5 million project to find viable long-term options for the site, with potential for future support from the National Wealth Fund.
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.