Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support domestic manufacturing of clean energy products; and what data his Department holds on the number of clean energy manufacturing facilities opened since July 2022.

In Powering Up Britain, the Government set out additional support for clean technology manufacturing, including:

• Launching the up to £160m Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme to support investment in port infrastructure for floating offshore wind.
• Launching the £30m Heat Pump Investment Accelerator to boost domestic heat pump manufacturing capacity.

These interventions have helped secure opportunities for UK manufacturers. For example, through the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme Government supported SeAH Wind’s investment of over £400m to build a world leading monopile foundation manufacturing facility in Teesside, creating up to 800 jobs by 2030.