Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of green jobs in (a) the North West, (b) the Borough of Bolton and (c) Bolton South East constituency.

The Department does not collect data with the level of granularity required to discuss green employment figures for the North West, the Borough of Bolton and Bolton South East.

ONS figures show there were over 400,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country in 2020.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is working with the Green Jobs Delivery Group, exploring how government and businesses can support local areas to deliver a successful transition. For example, ensuring green skills are considered through Local Skills Improvement Plans and setting out skills needs and priority changes required in an area.