Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what urgent measures are being taken to address gaps in necessary training within the clean energy workforce.

In October 2025, we published the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. We have already made significant progress since publishing our Plan. In April, we announced 5 Clean Energy Technical Excellence Colleges delivering training for clean energy jobs in Liverpool, the Tees Valley, Somerset, London and Colchester.

To support skilled oil and gas workers to move into clean energy jobs, the Plan also announced the provision of up to £20 million of funding from the UK and Scottish Governments to the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund. In the North Sea Future Plan, we announced a new North Sea Jobs Service, which will offer end-to-end career transition support for oil and gas workers looking to move into secure jobs in growing industries.