Great British Energy Job Creation 2024-12-17
2024-12-17
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Q1
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The MP wants to understand how the government's programme will impact industrial communities in terms of job creation.
What assessment has been made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on job creation in industrial communities?
Great British Energy will deliver well-paid jobs in industrial communities. It will own and invest in projects across the country, crowd in private investment, and develop crucial supply chains for resilience and job creation.
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Specific number of jobs or detailed impact assessment
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Q2
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The MP is seeking assurance that the government's programme will benefit his constituency which was once an industrial heartland.
Will the Minister work with me to ensure that significant job creation from the Government's reindustrialisation initiative benefits my constituency of Airdrie and Shotts?
I will work with my hon. Friend. Great British Energy is located in Aberdeen, with additional sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh. National wealth fund has invested £20 million in XLCC for a factory producing cables supporting 900 jobs. Sarens PSG has invested £1.6 million for equipment and workers, establishing a centre of excellence in Aberdeen.
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The MP highlights the potential for industrial strength in Peterborough via Great British Energy's work, particularly with National Gas in Werrington and Anglia Ruskin University.
Does the Minister agree that GB Energy's success lies in creating broad job opportunities across regions, including green hydrogen jobs in places like Peterborough?
My hon. Friend is correct. Green hydrogen can create thousands of highly skilled jobs across every region, with support already confirmed for 11 projects from Cumbria to Cornwall and Scotland to Kent.
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The MP challenges the Labour party's promise, citing a potential £147 carbon tax in 2030 as detrimental to industry and job creation.
Given the Secretary of State's support for a high carbon tax that could devastate British industry, how many jobs would be lost due to this policy?
I do not recognise those figures at all. We inherited a mess in this country, with no stability or economic growth. Now we are fixing the foundations and putting that right by creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in the green sector.
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Specific number of job losses due to carbon tax
We Inherited A Mess
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