Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of local authority qualified employees to contribute on Net Zero Hub projects.

Local Net Zero Hubs support local authorities to develop a range of net zero projects and attract commercial investment. Local authorities manage their own workforce. The Government will continue to invest £5 million per year in the Local Net Zero Hubs Programme.