Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of green jobs in Leeds North West constituency.

Since the launch of the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution in November 2020, an estimated 68,000 jobs have been supported nationally. This forms part of the around 430,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country.

Leeds North West benefits from several streams of devolved funding through the West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, including £38m per annum to support local priorities including Green Growth.

In addition to this locally determined investment, Government has provided £238,000 through the Community Renewal Fund, to help build the pipeline of talent and green skills in West Yorkshire.