Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of green jobs in Kingston upon Hull North constituency.

The Government does not collect data with the level of granularity required to discuss green employment figures for Kingston upon Hull North specifically. BEIS is working with DfE and local partners to ensure green skills are considered through Local Skills Improvement Plans. The Secretary of State for Education may only approve a Plan if satisfied that net zero targets, adaptation to climate change, and other environmental goals have been considered.

Latest official statistics show there are already around 430,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country, and the Government is working with the Green Jobs Delivery Group to explore how central government, local government and businesses can further support local areas to deliver a successful net zero labour market transition.