Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he expects redundancies in the sector or a reduction in the available workforce as a consequence of the closure of the ECO4 scheme.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government recognises that the decision to close ECO4 presents immediate challenges. In the Warm Homes Plan, we committed to supporting the workforce accessing opportunities from £15 billion of funding, regulations in the rented sector and the future homes standard.
The number of jobs supported in clean energy industries and their supply chains is estimated to increase from around 430,000 today to over 800,000 by 2030. The government is working closely with the sector to support growth.
The government has established the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, with trade unions and industry, to facilitate the transition to clean energy sectors.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he expects any companies currently doing work under ECO4 to close as a consequence of the closure of the scheme.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government recognises that the decision to close ECO4 presents immediate challenges. In the Warm Homes Plan, we committed to supporting the workforce accessing opportunities from £15 billion of funding, regulations in the rented sector and the future homes standard.
The number of jobs supported in clean energy industries and their supply chains is estimated to increase from around 430,000 today to over 800,000 by 2030. The government is working closely with the sector to support growth.
The government has established the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, with trade unions and industry, to facilitate the transition to clean energy sectors.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will clarify what transitional arrangements will be put in place to protect the skilled workforce that underpins the energy-efficiency sector and is vital to meeting the UK's goals on decarbonisation due to ECO4 ending this month without the successor scheme designed or implemented.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government recognises that the decision to close ECO4 presents immediate challenges. In the Warm Homes Plan, we committed to supporting the workforce accessing opportunities from £15 billion of funding, regulations in the rented sector and the future homes standard.
The number of jobs supported in clean energy industries and their supply chains is estimated to increase from around 430,000 today to over 800,000 by 2030. The government is working closely with the sector to support growth.
The government has established the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, with trade unions and industry, to facilitate the transition to clean energy sectors.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what transitional arrangements will be put in place following the ending of ECO4 to support companies in the supply chain.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The government recognises that the decision to close ECO4 presents immediate challenges. In the Warm Homes Plan, we committed to supporting the workforce accessing opportunities from £15 billion of funding, regulations in the rented sector and the future homes standard.
The number of jobs supported in clean energy industries and their supply chains is estimated to increase from around 430,000 today to over 800,000 by 2030. The government is working closely with the sector to support growth.
The government has established the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, with trade unions and industry, to facilitate the transition to clean energy sectors.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to procure domestic steel for alterations and additions to (a) Royal Air Force bases, (b) Royal Naval bases and (c) army installations.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting representatives from the steel industry to attend the Defence Suppliers Forum.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
The MOD is currently reviewing the structure, focus and membership of the Defence Suppliers Forum (DSF) to incorporate the full range of expertise and experience in the Defence supply chain. We carefully assess all potential members of the DSF on the basis of their expertise and ability to add value to the forum.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) capacity of the domestic steel industry to provide materials for the Multi Role Support Ships.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of domestic steel in defence procurement contracts.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Steel is procured in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines with many defence programmes requiring specialised steels that are not manufactured in the UK.
Steel for our major defence programmes is generally sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers. This Government is committed to creating the right conditions in the UK for a competitive and sustainable steel industry. It publishes its future pipeline for steel requirements, together with data on how Departments are complying with steel procurement guidance. This enables UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for Government contracts.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 17804 tabled by the Rt hon. Member for Garston and Halewood.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
I responded to the right hon. Member on 20 May 2024.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Liverpool Garston)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals for post-traumatic stress disorder for (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force personnel were made in 2023-24.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
I am withholding this information as it is held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a view to its publication. The number of UK Armed Forces personnel with an initial assessment at a MOD Department of Community Mental Health for post-traumatic stress disorder by service in 2023-24 will be published on 4 July 2024 in the Official Statistic publication: UK Armed Forces Mental Health 2023-24, which will be available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-mental-health-statistics-index.