Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the workforce that will be required each year on average to retrofit insulation to UK housing stock by 2050 as required in the Government's Net Zero commitment.
Answered by Graham Stuart
Analysis carried out by the Construction Industry Training Board in 2021 estimated that the pathway to decarbonising buildings by 2050 would require around 12,000 workers a year to be trained in retrofit skills over the following four years, rising to 30,000 a year in the subsequent five years.
Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Gibson and Aris report entitled The Future of GB Electricity Supply: Security, Cost and Emissions, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Government has launched the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), which aims to create the market arrangements to deliver the investment needed to decarbonise and find the most cost-effective route to a net zero power sector by 2035. It also aims to ensure electricity supplies as variable renewables make up a larger proportion of the generation mix.
The recent consultation closed on the 10th October. The Government is currently analysing responses and aims to publish a response before Spring. This will be followed by a process of developing, refining, and narrowing down options for reform with industry.
Asked by: Graham Stringer (Labour - Blackley and Broughton)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the number of qualified electrical engineers required to deliver Net Zero by 2050.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The electricity network will be a key enabler of a secure, resilient, net zero energy system. The Electricity Networks Strategic Framework published in August 2022 suggests onshore network investment to meet net zero could support 50,000-130,000 FTE jobs across the country by 2050. This mostly covers jobs in network reinforcement projects which includes electrical engineers.
The Government’s Green Jobs Delivery Group is a key component in responding to the skills challenge and transition to deliver a green industrial revolution. Having met three times already, the group is the central forum for continued action on green jobs and skills.